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Coming round the mountain.

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Ground level

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We went down to the riverbed level by a funicular so we could get pictures of the train at track level.

Royal Gorge RR

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Merry-go-round

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The tradition continues of getting pictures of the girls on a carousel on almost every vacation.

A view of the bridge

collingswood_don — Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:41:36 MST

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Here, we are riding a tram across the gorge and looking over at the bridge.

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Royal Gorge bridge

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Donald and the girls standing by the NJ flag on the bridge. The flag of each state is there.

Petting zoo

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The animal preserve and petting zoo is on one side of the gorge.

Looks like a toy.

collingswood_don — Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:41:34 MST

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Michelle

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A view from above

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After our train ride, we went up to the Gorge observation area. There is the bridge, and on either side, there are activities like carousel and petting zoo. Here, we are on the bridge itself looking down.

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collingswood_don — Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:41:32 MST

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Here you can see the supports that keep the track and train out of the water.

Royal Gorge

collingswood_don — Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:41:31 MST

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When the RR was originally built way back when, the bed was so narrow, they added extra supports so there would be someplace to put the track.

The Bridge over the gorge

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This suspension bridge is about 1500 feet above the gorge.

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Down by the river

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Long train as you can see.

In the Gorge

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On the observation car

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The open air car provided a great way to take pictures and see the sights.

Daddy and the girls

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Freight train in Canon City

collingswood_don — Wed, 3 Dec 2008 17:41:26 MST

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After Pike's Peak we headed to Canon City to ride the Royal Gorge RR the next AM. This little freight train came by as we were waiting for our excursion.