| When traveling in Colorado the best place
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| | of year you visit. The one thing that is
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| to visit is the Royal Gorge Bridge in
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| | amazing is that when you go across the
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| Canon City. This is the world's highest
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| | bridge, whether on foot or in car, is
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| suspension bridge and it also has the
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| | that you feel as if you are in the
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| highest deck to surface clearance of any
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| | clouds. It's kind of like you are flying!
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| other bridge in the world. The bridge is
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| | There are other shows and rides in the
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| located in a park combined of 360 acres
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| | Royal Gorge Park that will keep you
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| that hangs an amazing 1,053 feet over the
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| | entertained throughout the day and the
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| Arkansas River. Two other rivers, the Rio
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| | trek across the bridge will culminate the
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| Grande and the Denver, flow under the
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| | trip. Park prices are $21 for adults and
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| bridge as well at the base of the Gorge.
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| | $17 for kids. However, October 2 through
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| At only 18 feet wide and 880 feet long
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| | April 27 is the off season and tickets
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| this bridge doesn't appear big until you
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| | are buy one get one half off. Prices
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| start walking on it. Then, the width
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| | during high season are $23 for adults and
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| seems increasingly smaller and the length
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| | $19 for kids. So, if you want to save
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| seems to go on forever. The walkway is
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| | money visiting during the off months is a
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| comprised of more than 1000 wooden planks
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| | good plan. Park hours are 10 am all year
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| and it is hard not to wonder what would
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| | long and closing time depends on the time
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| happen if one of the planks broke when
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| | of year. Sometimes the park closes at 5
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| walking over the bridge. The bridge is
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| | pm and other times at 8 pm. You will need
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| suspended by two 150 feet tall towers.
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| | to check the park's schedule before you
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| Amazingly, the bridge was constructed as
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| | visit to see what the hours are for your
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| a tourist attraction back in 1929 and it
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| | trip.
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| only took six months to build the bridge.
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| | There is a website that has great
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| The price was $350,000, which was a lot
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| | information on USA Vacations and Unique
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| of money back in the '20s. But, ever
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| | Travel Spots Listed State By State and
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| since, the Royal Gorge Bridge has been
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| | Season, the website is called: Seasonal
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| one of Colorado's biggest tourist
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| | Vacation Spots, and can be found at this
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| attractions.
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| | url:
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| The best time of the year to visit the
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| | By Robert W. Benjamin
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| Royal Gorge Bridge is during the spring
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| | Copyright © 2007
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| and summer months when the weather is
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| | You may publish this article in your
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| warmer. The fall is also a good time to
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| | ezine, newsletter, or on your web site as
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| visit. Those who head out in the winter
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| | long as it is reprinted in its entirety
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| must bundle up well otherwise they might
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| | and without modification except for
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| freeze! But, since you can drive over the
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| | formatting needs or grammar corrections.
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| bridge it really doesn't matter what time
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