I wanted to go on a birthday trip but didn't have time till this past weekend. Jimmie had told me about Royal Gorge months ago and I hadn't been so...he drove me there. It was super cool! Even though, I am a tad afraid of heights I loved seeing God's creation. I wonder if this is a mini version of The Grand Canyon.
We took the gondola over and then walked the bridge back. The bridge had the flags of every state and had to find my dear old Connecticut flag. There was also ziplining and no...I didn't try that. I would have had to have given myself a long pep talk just to get into the contraption. While we were walking back toward the bridge, there were little goldfish you could feed and a slingshot kind of "ride". Looked a little freaky. Who would voluntarily put themselves into it to be flung into the air back and forth? Crazy people.
The view was freaking amazing! I loved seeing the mountains, the Arkansas river, the train, the sky...just everything. It was neat to see and I got a souvenir sticker to put on my suitcase! Glad the weather was cool and not hot. The sun played peekaboo for a while. It did get a bit windy but super happy the bridge was solid. Jimmie kept looking down and pointing out things to me, which I looked at for .05 seconds before backing up. I think he enjoyed seeing me squirm.
If you ever get a chance to go, it is well worth the drive. We watched a video in the museum about a fire that happened here years ago and burned almost everything around this bridge, yet the bridge was barely touched. How amazing is that! This bridge was built before our grandparents' time and is still standing today! Men were a lot smarter back then than they are now...just saying.
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