Yesterday morning, we left Westcliffe to head back to Bailey -- taking the scenic route.  First we stopped at the Royal Gorge.  It was amazing, but I was glad to see it from a distance, and I certainly wasn't going to cross over that bridge, take a helicopter ride through the Gorge, or any of those crazy things offered.  But it was a breathtaking view!



Next on the agenda was a two-hour drive through Phantom Canyon.  The first ten or fifteen minutes of this trip was awesome -- absolutely gorg...