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The Mineral and Rock Shop in Cañon City, CO That Will Impress You Are you interested in purchasing rocks and gems of superior quality? Do you fancy becoming a collector or someone who makes jewelry using high-quality stones? Whatever the case might be, if you are indeed looking for a place where you can find everything you need, then  The Gold Mine Rock Shop  is the place for you. Based in Cañon City, CO, we are the rock shop that will impress you. From semi-precious stones to minerals and gems, you can be sure that our shop has it all. Do not miss your chance to visit our incredible rock store!  

 Karen and Kurt at Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, August 2021 The Royal Gorge Bridge is a tourist attraction near Cañon City, Colorado within Royal Gorge Bridge and Park, a 360-acre amusement park located along the edge of the Royal Gorge around both ends of the bridge. The bridge crosses the gorge 955 feet above the Arkansas River and held the record of highest bridge in the world from 1929 until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Liuguanghe Bridge in China. The Royal Gorge Bridge maintained the title of the world's highest suspension bridge until the Beipan River Guanxing Highway Bridge was completed in 2003, also in China. The bridge remains the highest bridge in the United States and was among the ten highest bridges in the world until 2012. The  Royal Gorge  is a  canyon  of the  Arkansas River  located west of  Cañon City ,  Colorado . The canyon begins at the mouth of  Grape Creek , about 2 mi  west of central Cañon City, a...

August 14, 2021 Visit to Bryce Canyon National Park. Inspiration Point  Rainbow Point  Stay Dine Explore Weather BRYCE CANYON  UPLIFT Bryce Canyon Hoodoos BRYCE CANYON GEOLOGY Nowhere else in the world can you find rock pinnacles with fantastic shapes like the ones found in Bryce Canyon National Park. Located in the High Plateaus region of the Colorado Plateau in Utah, Bryce Canyon’s elevation, erosion, climate and rock type are all elements that, when combined, form fantastical shapes called Hoodoos. HOODOOS CAST THEIR SPELL Hoodoo – a pillar of rock, usually of fantastic shape, left by erosion. Hoodoo – to cast a spell. Early Native Americans left little to tell us of their use of the plateaus. We know that people have been in the Colorado Plateau region for about 12,000 years, but only random fragments of worked stone tell of their presence near Bryce Canyon. Artifacts tell a more detailed story of use at lower elevations beyond the park’s boundary. Both Anasazi and Fr...