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- 2007-05-01 47
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- Elm trees line the banks of the Arkansas River. 6
- Rear of Holy Cross Abbey. 3
- Rocky Mountain Elk in the Wapiti Western Wildlife Park. 2
- Approximately 2,100 steel cables come together at either end of the bridge. 1
- Big Horn Sheep in the Wapiti Western Wildlife Park. 1
- Big Horn Sheep in the Wapiti Western Wildlife Park. Mother seen with new lamb born that morning (May 10, 2007). 1
- Buildings line the far side of the Royal Gorge. 1
- Canon City Municipal Museum housed in the old Municipal building. Engraving on faade reads "Municipal Building Erected in the Year of Our Lord MCMXXVII" [1927]. 1
- Each cable wire is anchored to a steel pin set in the solid granite of the chasm wall, and the entire trench is filled with reinforcing steel and concrete. There are over 100 anchor pins at the end of each cable. 1
- Front of Holy Cross Abbey. 1
- Housing for Aerial Tram. It is the world's longest single-span Aerial Tram. 1
- Jeffrey Phillips, photographer's husband, climbs the stairs to the Royal Gorge Incline Railway to return to the top of the Gorge. 1
- North end of bridge showing the suspension cable termination point. 1
- Now a real estate office. 1
- One of two trains traveling at a 45-degree angle, the world's steepest Incline Railway. It descends over 1,500 feet to the canyon floor. 1
- Remains of the line can still be seen on the south side of the Arkansas River. 1
- Sign on building reads "Bridge Crew Creamery. Established 1929. Premium Ice Cream." This is the first building encountered on the far (south) side of the Royal Gorge Bridge. 1
- The first three school bells in Canon City. 1
- The sign reads "The Royal Gorge Climate Capital of Colorado." 1
- The sign reads in part " Joseph H. Maupin's horse drawn carriage of 1880 vintage. Maupin was a leading city attorney & one-time Colorado attorney general prior to the 1900's." 1
- Two American Bison at the Wapiti Western Wildlife Park on the south rim of the Royal Gorge. 1
- Two signs on west side of bridge at the mid-point. Left sign reads "Royal Gorge World's Highest Suspension Bridge Arkansas River 1,053 ft." Right sign reads "No Fishing From The Bridge." 1
- View looking down from the west rail of the Royal Gorge Bridge. Arkansas River visible on canyon floor. 1
- View looking down from the west rail of the Royal Gorge Bridge. Arkansas River and train track visible on canyon floor. 1
- View looking west from the Royal Gorge Bridge. 1
- View looking west from the Royal Gorge Bridge. Arkansas River and train track visible on canyon floor. 1
- View of Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge showing railroad tracks and sheer canyon walls, as seen looking west. 1
- View of Hanging Bridge in Royal Gorge showing railroad tracks and sheer canyon walls, as seen looking west. "Rio Grande" printed on overhead support. 1
- View of Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge. 1
- View of the Royal Gorge Suspension bridge from the north end. It is 1,260 feet long. Suspension cable network visible. 1
- View of the bridge from the canyon floor. 1
- Visitor's Center houses a gift shop. 1
- White American Bison at the Wapiti Western Wildlife Park on the south rim of the Royal Gorge. 1
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