The Royal Gorge and Boulder, CO
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a pretty spectacular sight, apart from the gross tourism that envelops the place. The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the world, and is made of wood and steel. It was built in 1929 and completed in 6 months. 
We walked across, but you can also drive across it. We also rode the world's largest single-span aerial tram, built in 1968, which got us across without having to do the 20min. walk. We enjoyed seeing the rafters 1053' below and barely hearing their screams of delight as they floated their way down the rapids.
To get to the Arkansas River at the bottom of the gorge, we took the Incline Railway, built in 1931. It descends at a 45 degree angle, the steepest railway of its kind in the world.
We drove around the west side of Denver, sort of checking out the landscape, seeing if we might want to live there someday. It seemed ok, typical suburbia. It would be fantastic access to the mountains. We drove through Golden and realized that one town really can be totally dominated by an industry. Everywhere you go it's COORS! The whole place smells like beer. The river flowing through downtown and past the brewery is probably made of beer. We made our way to Boulder and drove through the university campus looking for a place to eat, but quickly realized we were a bit old for that crowd so went to Pearl Street instead. This is a very cool area with great shops and restaurants, street artists and musicians. We ate dinner at Bacaras (Italian) and celebrated the end of a great vacation with a couple glasses of primo wine. After dinner we got ice cream from a street vendor that claimed they were voted Boulder's best ice cream. I have to admit it was good, but more than that, it was a great finish to a great adventure.
The Royal Gorge Bridge is a pretty spectacular sight, apart from the gross tourism that envelops the place. The Royal Gorge Bridge is the highest suspension bridge in the world, and is made of wood and steel. It was built in 1929 and completed in 6 months. 
We walked across, but you can also drive across it. We also rode the world's largest single-span aerial tram, built in 1968, which got us across without having to do the 20min. walk. We enjoyed seeing the rafters 1053' below and barely hearing their screams of delight as they floated their way down the rapids. To get to the Arkansas River at the bottom of the gorge, we took the Incline Railway, built in 1931. It descends at a 45 degree angle, the steepest railway of its kind in the world.
We drove around the west side of Denver, sort of checking out the landscape, seeing if we might want to live there someday. It seemed ok, typical suburbia. It would be fantastic access to the mountains. We drove through Golden and realized that one town really can be totally dominated by an industry. Everywhere you go it's COORS! The whole place smells like beer. The river flowing through downtown and past the brewery is probably made of beer. We made our way to Boulder and drove through the university campus looking for a place to eat, but quickly realized we were a bit old for that crowd so went to Pearl Street instead. This is a very cool area with great shops and restaurants, street artists and musicians. We ate dinner at Bacaras (Italian) and celebrated the end of a great vacation with a couple glasses of primo wine. After dinner we got ice cream from a street vendor that claimed they were voted Boulder's best ice cream. I have to admit it was good, but more than that, it was a great finish to a great adventure.
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