My trip to Royal Gorge, Colorado, marks the only time that I can remember being affected by height.
Royal Gorge is essentially a gorge with this massive bridge crossing it:
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I’ve never really had a problem with heights before. Maybe it was the openness of it all, or the slight breeze causing the bridge to sway – I don’t know. But I had a real problem walking across!
Maybe it had to do with the gaps in between the wood planks:
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You could see a lot through those gaps. Heck, check this out:
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…stupid gaps.
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River rafters?
What a beautiful looking canyon, though!
There’s a LOT of rafting in Colorado. They want you to wear wetsuits, though, due to the temperature of the water (it’s all snow melt). A couple years back, I went white water rafting on Clear Creek. There’s some pictures around here… somewhere…
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I love going to the Royal Gorge. It’s an amazing sight, for sure! I’ve taken various family members there over the years. It still amazes me when I go.
Somewhere I read it’s the highest (from canyon floor to bridge) suspension bridge in the world. When I got to the other side of the bridge and realized there wasn’t much more on the other side, it made me wonder why it was built… Then I realized it was probably done just because they could. 🙂
Yeah – we did the little history video thing on the other side, then watched the old west shoot out & took a ride up to the (very) disappointing American Indian camp / tee-pee site. Kinda silly.
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I’m more interested in that view. Not sure how I would handle it.
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