OVERVIEW:
In the early 1890s, the mining towns in the shadow of Pikes Peak enjoyed a gold boom. This 131-mile byway tours these former mining towns, including Cripple Creek, Florence, McCourt, Adelaide, Wilb...
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LOCATION:
Canon City, Colorado
(6.4 miles from Florence)
We had a fantastic time with Raftmasters. A mixed group (2 children aged 7 and 10, 2 adults , 2 seniors) we were allowed to...
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My wife and I took our son, daughter, and son-in-law rafting on the Colorado River, through the Royal Gorge. I wasn't sure if I should book this stretch since none of us had ever been rafting before. This part of the river contains...
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LOCATION:
Canon City, Colorado
(6.9 miles from Florence)
This train ride is a rip-off starting at $30 per person. We had family visiting us for the first time in Colorado for the weekend. There are so many wonderful things to do close to Colorado Springs, I really wish we hadn't picked this one. They ad...
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Our group was Grandma & Grandpa (huge train fan), Mom, kids (ages 17, 10, 8). We were there on a Monday for the first train out. Reservations made via internet, we booked two tickets for being in the engine with the engineer, four for the domed ca...
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