manton
manton

Royal Gorge Route Railroad. Incredible views, good lunch. Makes me want to re-read From the River to the Sea which covered a lot of building the track here.

Photo of train and gorge and Arkansas River.
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crossingthethreshold
crossingthethreshold

@manton Wow! What a shot. Where is it taken?

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forktail@fosstodon.org
forktail@fosstodon.org

@manton wonderful! We teach our geology field school right there (Cañon City). Be careful — a wave on the Arkansas River pilfered my watch!

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crossingthethreshold
crossingthethreshold

@jakelacaze Thank you. It looks awesome.

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starrwulfe
starrwulfe

@manton The railfan in me approves and is highly envious of this postcard post. Where and how can I ride here?

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starrwulfe
starrwulfe

@starrwulfe oops, just read the thread. Cañon City, CO. I need to bucket list this one for sure.

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manton
manton

@starrwulfe Definitely recommend it, especially if you’re a fan of rail history. Just beautiful.

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vincode
vincode

@manton we stayed in Cañon City for a few days on our annual winter van trip this year. It is on the short list of places to move to. Real estate prices aren’t nearly as crazy as other laces in CO, but you still have all the scenery and activities.

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manton
manton

@vincode Cool! We really liked it, although we were only there for half a day.

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