Two
RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
at The Skycoaster and Zipline at
Royal Gorge Park in Canon, Colorado
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From where Lee Duquette is
standing in the above photo, he got a great view of the Royal Rush Skycoaster.
It is one of 81 Skycoasters in the world. This one is 100 feet high,
1,200 feet above the Arkansas River. It reaches speed up to 50 mph.
The two RV Gypsies also rode a skycoaster just like this back when they
were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in 1991. They also rode
a skycoaster in1996. (If those photos are found, they will be posted
and a link will be put here -but that is doubtful) Karen Duquette wanted
to ride this one too, but Lee did not, so they did not. |
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The Soaring Eagle Zip Line,
the highest zip line in the world, opened in the Spring of 2012. Perched
on the 1,000 foot granite wall on the north side of the bridge, the
ride has two zip lines carrying two riders each, and will zip 700 feet
over canyon walls from 1,000 to 800 feet above the Arkansas River, along
1,400 feet of canyon walls, and then zip back at approximately 35 miles
per hour. Unlike a typical canopy type zip line tour, riders are secured
into a "chair" that gives guests freedom of movement for the arms and
legs. This ride is very family friendly, but it is an extra pay feature
in addition to the park admission ticket. This was a boring ride. The
two RV Gypsies have done several other ziplines in different places.
Those can be found under TOC-Z, but be sure
to come back to this page. |
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A video of this zip line is posted and can be found by using the TOC button above and choosing Movies/Videos. |
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