The Finale

Thursday we headed to Canon City to see the Royal Gorge, we saved the best for last! To say it is amazing is an understatement. I didn't know exactly what to expect, lets just say it was way better than what I had imagined. It is the highest suspension bridge in the US and one of the highest in the world.

 So if the suspension bridge isn't already scary enough to walk over since it is a 1200 foot drop, image how scary it would be to go across on a gondola ride. Wowza! I had already vetoed it in my head but after seeing how excited the kids were about it, I gave in and just held my breath. I might have even sent my Mom a scary text telling her to pray. She didn't think it was funny.

 This was the view from inside the gondola. You can't really see but there is a river and a train track at the bottom.

 

On the other side of the bridge there was a huge playscape that the kids named PeeWees playhouse. They could have stayed there all day except it was freezing and the entire bottom of the structure was frozen with ice and snow.

 As you can see we were the only ones there again.  We saw like 3 other groups of people the entire time. I think they said they have thousands of people a day in the summer. It was so great to have the place all to ourselves.

 It was a perfect ending to a perfect trip. I love that Dylan loves to road trip and that the kids do so good in the car. Don't be fooled, they are amazing but we still hear, "How much longer," quite often. Already planning our next adventure for next year. Can't wait to travel the US with this group!