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I reveal the location of a pot of gold

5/12/2016

View from Royal Gorge Canon city Colorado

View from the road going to Royal Gorge Canon city Colorado,

When I went to Canon city yesterday I also drove out to the Royal Gorge which is about a 14 mile drive from Canon city. I had no intention of paying to go into the Royal Gorge tourist attraction, "been there done that" because that cost about $25 and I just wanted to take a few pictures of the gorge. just before you get to ticket booth there's a pullover where you can Park and walk about 50 feet to an overlook and get really nice pictures of the gorge and the bridge.

Will bless their hearts if the royal gouge people hadn't put no trespassing signs up in that area so you couldn't even see the gorge without paying them $25. Wait a minute did I say "royal gouge"? I shouldn't say that, that sounds mean and they're probably not mean people, maybe a tad greedy but not mean.

So I took a few pictures of the scenery and the fire damage and came back home.

Trees killed by the last forest fire, Royal Gorge Canon city Colorado

The other day We had a pretty good rainstorm at Haggard's RV campground but after it was over we were blessed with a beautiful rainbow that hung in the sky for a long time. And here's what it looked like from my campsite.

Rainbow over Haggard's RV Park, Pueblo West Colorado

Now I know where Haggard's RV Park keeps its Pot of Gold

theboondork

6 Comments

5/12/2016 08:33:40 pm

Sorry to keep posting but your pictures are amazing. Sangre de Cristo's in the background of the first pic. I get to see them most mornings on my way to work, from a long ways away.

And yes, tourism in CO has gotten to be quite pricey.

Enjoy!
Ed

5/13/2016 07:55:45 am

It's good to hear from you Ed and your comments are always appreciated. Yeah those are the Sangre de Cristo's, "the blood of Christ", for those that don't know. You must work for Google Maps to know the mountains the way you do. I think the only mountain I can identify is Pike's Peak and that's because I could look out my living room window every morning and see it.
Tom

Malisa

5/13/2016 11:28:37 am

I never get tired of seeing the mountains. Arizona just doesn't compare!

5/13/2016 01:25:29 pm

Always great to hear from you Malisa. Yeah there's always something majestic about the Colorado mountains not to mention the fact that their green and they look alive. Whereas the Arizona mountains look kind of brown and dead. I never have the urge to walk up an Arizona Mountain. But whenever I see a Colorado mountain it makes me want to climb it and see what's up there.

Tom

5/15/2016 09:14:12 am

LOL, I definitely don't work for Google. Other than Pikes Peak, you have seen my knowledge of mountains. Being a native southeastern Colorado guy, these are the mountains I've spent most my time in. Now living in southern Colorado Springs, I get to see the Spanish Peaks, Wet Mtns, Sangre de Cristo's and Pikes Peak almost daily.

Take care,
Ed

5/15/2016 04:27:02 pm

Well that's too bad Ed, I was thinking about having a weekly,"name this mountain"picture just for you.

Tom

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