Royal Gorge

We just got back from our little mini-vacation. We went down to Canon City to ride the Royal Gorge train. We left Friday late morning. We had enough time before the train ride to see the Dinosuar Depot. Dinosaur Depot is a little museum where they house some dinosaur bones. Just 10 miles north of town is where they have retreved a lot of dinosaur fossils. More have come from here than anywhere else in the world. This is Kyle pictured with an Apatasaurus thigh bone.

Kyle and Daddy playing at the Dinosaur Depot

Then we went to the train depot and got on our train. We rode in the vista dome car so we could see up the canyon walls. It was really neat! We saw lots of rafters but no wildlife :( Kyle loved the train ride. We had lunch on the train too. Kyle was in heaven.

The Royal Gorge Bridge from the train.

After the train we drove the Skyline Road. Ooops, wish we got more info before we drove it. We were told it had really pretty views of the city. So we thought we would drive it. We get up there and it is a one lanr, one way road and you drive the ridge. It is a staight drop off on either side of the road. It was pretty but it was white nuckle driving the whole way. Just as you think you are done, you crest a hill and there is more.

The view from the windshield.

The view from the passenger window, down.

The view from the driver window, down.

Saturday we drove home and too the scenic route. We drove through Salida and Fairplay and just took our time. We got home late Saturday so we slept in this morning and missed church. Actually we didn't miss church, we just didn't go. After we got home we wished we sayed away a little longer. We are talking about another trip in the next few weeks before hunting season begins.