Thank you. Steph and I think it's important to do things with the kids and expose them to new ideas. Traveling is one of th best ways to do that that we can think of. We make it a reward for what they've done good during the year.
Day 3.
I really wanted to see Royal Gorge. It was something that we missed when Steph and I eloped to Boulder Falls three years ago, so it's been on my list of places to see since then. Steph and the kids were into it too!!! So that was our first stop of our vacation.
The bridge looks kind of tiny. The drive up the mountain to it was nice, but you never really get to see it until you get to the parking lot. Even then, it's deceiving on how tall it is.
But walking across it was the real adventure. I've been on the Golden Gate bridge, and that moves a bit, but nothing like this thing. It's all over the place. We were swaying back and forth, up and down. While standing along one side of the bridge, I could see Steph going up and down on the other side of the bridge. It's barely wide enough for two cars to pass, so I thought that was quite a bit of sway.
Then the boards were not all fastened down. They felt loose to walk on them, and when a car drove past, they really moved allot. The board you were standing on could go in almost any direction when a car tire hit it. Really one of those things you have to experience in person to know what I mean.
On the other side, there was a zoo, an old west town and a swing type thrill ride that let you fly out over the canyon wall and then swing back and forth. It was $45 per person, wich wasn't that bad, but still not something any of us wanted to do.
Going back over the bridge wasn't as bad as before, but there was more people and vehicles, so it was moving even more. One little guy that must have been about 3 years old was totally freaked out. You can see through the boards, and he didn't like that at all. Once we got over the fear of it all, we enjoyed watching others get scared.
From there, we drove over to Manatou Springs, had lunch and then drove up to Pikes Peak. From the ranger station, it's 19 miles each way. It's a windy drive that is all up hill. We saw one mule deer buck along the road, a red fox, Marmots and some turkeys. At the summit, Alissa got sick. You can tell by looking at her face in the picture next to the sign at the summit. She's kind of pale and lifeless.
Once we got down to 8,000 feet, she was fine again. Since we drove up so quickly, it sort of hit her all at once. Then it was kind of slow leaving her. Steph also said that she felt a headache coming on at the summit, but then it went away fairly quickly on the way down.
Eddie
. Looking forward to more . Bob
