Canon City, CO
Dear Diary,
It was good fun and we saw stunning landscapes as we travelled through the gorge.
One activity I would love to do is go white water rafting through the gorge and thankfully there is no shortage of rafting companies to chose from.
Colin was the photographer for the day, as usual, and had to take his own photo to prove he was there!
Isla was also there and was a good girl. She was fed up by the end of the 2 hour train trip but she slept well in the car and was happy again by the time we got home.
To date Colin, Isla and I have been in the northern, western and now southern areas of Colorado. We were told the eastern part isn't that interesting so we'll take our time going in that direction.
On Saturday we travelled over 100 miles to Canon City, Colorado and we picked the perfect day as it was the hottest day of the year in Denver so it was nice to escape a bit of the heat. Canon City is located in the heart of cowboy town - horses, cacti and desert. It's lovely to visit but I don't think I could live there, just a bit to out of town and desolate.
Our reason for going was to go on the Royal Gorge train ride through the mountains to view an area we would never be able to view otherwise from the car. The trains are all old but it added to the charm. The coach we rode in was an old 1950's CN car that probably travelled across Canada hundreds of times!
It was good fun and we saw stunning landscapes as we travelled through the gorge.
Along the way we rode under the highest suspension bridge in the world. At the end of the day we travelled to the State Park where we could get on the bridge but the young lady was having no part in it and besides, there was no way you could pay me enough to put one toe on that bridge. Maybe someone will come over and go on the bridge with Colin - he would love it (hint, hint!)
One activity I would love to do is go white water rafting through the gorge and thankfully there is no shortage of rafting companies to chose from.
Colin was the photographer for the day, as usual, and had to take his own photo to prove he was there!
Isla was also there and was a good girl. She was fed up by the end of the 2 hour train trip but she slept well in the car and was happy again by the time we got home.
'Til next time,
God bless,
Heather, Colin & Isla