The Arkansas River cuts a beautiful deep gorge near Canon City.  They have dubbed it Royal Gorge and have made a bit of a commercial spectacle around it.  A graceful suspension bridge built in 1929 spans the gorge.  There are zip lines (called the cloud scrapers), a gondola ride, a carousel, and a crazy swing/bungee sort of thing they call the skycoaster that launches people out over the gorge.   What was my speed; the gondola, a walk across the bridge, and a spin on the carousel.  The skycoaster and zip line? Not so much.

Oh yeah, check out this water clock.

Everything that is here today, besides the suspension bridge, is new since 2013. Virtually all of the commercial concern was consumed by a huge wildfire that actually jumped the gorge and was heading toward town before they got it under control.  They rebuilt the park in just 13 months.  Makes one think that there might be some money to be made in this tourist stuff!  It is worth the visit, glitz and commercial hype aside.

While we strolled the grounds a band of big horn ewes and lambs wandered through the swarms of people and settled in on the rocks overlooking the gorge.