The camp is about 7 miles west of town and right beside the
Royal Gorge Bridge, which we did not know about.
Turns out to be a major attraction being a park
with a suspension bridge over the gorge built in 1929. Now the second highest suspension bridge in
the world, but was the highest until recently. The park suffered a major forest
fire in December 2013 and has been rebuilt but the steep incline train has not
been restored which is a pity, as would have been amazing also.
We cross over the gorge in the gondola and check out that
side of the park before walking back over the suspension bridge
On the way out, we stop at the local tourist shops......
Next we check out the dinosaur museum which has just opened
3 days ago and has some cool exhibits.
The lady there tells us about skyline drive - a local road that goes up
over a cliff edge and comes down into town, so later we go for a drive up this
also.
Cripes it is narrow as a single
lane and falls away steeply on both sides!
The views are amazing ad there are some dinosaur foot prints on the
cliff as you go up – costs nothing and worth the drive as long as you are not
scared of heights!!
We check out the town shops and antique stores, visit Big
Daddy’s diner which is set up like an old diner and quite neat before heading back
to camp.
This is seriously a product - you should see the advert on you tube!
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Above, we find this sign board in town which shows all the brands of the Fremont Cattlemen's Association.
Big Daddy's Diner.
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