Rails and Dinosaurs, Oh My

Or our trip to Canon City, Colorado. We did not take many pictures. The planned event was a trip on the Royal Gorge Train. We chose the deluxe lunch trip in the domed car.

The dome cars use to roam Alaska before coming to Colorado. The one we were on had a Holland logo covered up. The cruise lines have been having a contest on who has the fanciest dome cars. Looks like the Royal Gorge Train got to pick these up as a result. Because of the curve of the windows and reflections, we didn't try to take any pictures while riding.


The depot is picture perfect. The brick work and roof look new. You pick your tickets up inside after strolling past the gift shop. We did look around and it turns out we have childish tastes. All the t-shirts, we like only come in children's sizes. It definitely saved us money.

The trip itself was about two and half hours long at an easy pace with salad, entree, and desert being served. The Cornish game hen and pork dish were delicious. We split a desert rather than both getting a full piece of cheese cake.

The next stop was Dinosaur Depot. Definitely, talk to the staff about the exhibits. It really adds to visit.

Dinosaur Depot is associated with the fossil bed where the Smithsonian and a couple of other museums got their big skeletons. You can look into the curator lab which is really neat.

Just one warning, the man eating dinosaur hangs out upstairs in the interactive, hands on area. Or should we say teeth on.

There are no photos for the fishing stop. You will just have to take Rudy's word that he caught and released ten, 7 inch to 11 inch, Brown trout.

On the way back via the road past Cripple Creek to Woodlawn Park, we saw some of the local wild life. The deer were feeding at 10 am. Usually, they are out at either dawn or dusk. It was nice to see them near the road. The ones closest to the road were spooked by the bright red car that zipped around. Guess deer viewing wasn't on their list of things to do.

Definitely, a pleasant weekend.