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  • @doc559
    @doc559 4 роки тому +9

    When you put the camera over the edge, I nearly fell out of my recliner and onto the floor and grabbed onto the coffee table!!
    Thanks for sharing
    🏆🏆🏆🤗🙏

  • @kenholland7204
    @kenholland7204 4 роки тому +3

    I really appreciate y'all sharing your experience with us. Thanks

  • @truthseekerhill4262
    @truthseekerhill4262 3 роки тому +3

    I drove across this bridge in 1968 in my 1966 mustang. I can remember how the boards clacked as you drove across. Yes the boards were just lying down on on a steel rail on the edge. It seemed like you could have picked the boards up. My husband wanted to walk back out on the bridge. No way did I do that. I could drive across but couldn’t walk out on it. Worth seeing. Thanks for the video. 💞

  • @kendufresne
    @kendufresne Рік тому +3

    The view looks nice. I highly doubt I'll ever go over that bridge lol.

  • @dwgustaf
    @dwgustaf 2 роки тому +10

    Unfortunately China built a suspension bridge that is higher back in 2003 and a newer bridge that is even higher back in 2009. It is 1,627 feet high. Royal Gorge is still the highest in North America though.

  • @nicevideomancanada
    @nicevideomancanada 3 роки тому +1

    I was there in 1977 when I was 11. it's good to see that they changed the planks, back in 1977 there were 2 1/2" gaps in some places. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @streamylc
    @streamylc 4 роки тому +3

    One of the scariest moments of my childhood was on the tram there.... old and rickety... lots of bumps, shakes, and rattles lol.... I'll never forget it.... I seriously thought that we were gonna be on the car where the cables finally busted.

  • @marvinallen9197
    @marvinallen9197 4 роки тому +4

    You don't realize how far that is, until you see a train go through. Watching the rafts go down the river looks like ants also. It's crazy how much it moves while your out on the bridge. Cameras just don't do it justice, but great job with the videos and taking us along.

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  4 роки тому

      Absolutely! Some things are very hard to share on video

  • @lisalu910
    @lisalu910 2 роки тому +7

    Dear God in heaven, I almost had a panic attack just watching you look over the edge of this bridge.

  • @ricklittge4438
    @ricklittge4438 4 роки тому +10

    The first thing my son asked me when we were on the bridge, "Dad,can I spit off the bridge?",,,,, what a hoot

  • @basails45
    @basails45 4 роки тому +1

    I'm glad you shared this. I was there in '95. Took the tram to the bottom and drove my '85 Serra across the bridge. Good memories.

  • @walterjoncas12
    @walterjoncas12 4 роки тому +2

    That bridge scared me just watching you. Thanks for taking us along.

    • @Lenorax78
      @Lenorax78 4 роки тому +1

      Hey. I think its mostly when he takes his camera and holds it out. You get the expression of leaning over the edge

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  4 роки тому +1

      That’s the great thing about a camera stick with a lanyard 😎

  • @kenmcdougal97
    @kenmcdougal97 4 роки тому +2

    It's great to see your videos again take care and be safe

  • @jaxbigcat2889
    @jaxbigcat2889 Рік тому +2

    I visited the bridge a few times while I was stationed at Ft. Carson in Colorado Springs in the early 90's. Let's just say I'm having wonderful flashbacks watching this video. Something about walking on a glorified wooden dock/pier suspended nearly a thousand feet in the air. The swaying adds a nice touch. I'm from Florida, so of course I had a picture taken next to the Florida state flag.

  • @rickharpham5794
    @rickharpham5794 2 роки тому +1

    Great video. Such an amazing country. Can’t wait to go there in 2023

  • @waltercampbell8620
    @waltercampbell8620 4 роки тому +1

    i knew you could do it! now freestyle cliff climbing next week. you the men big thumbs up! it's always good to see someone conquer their fears.

  • @tonyvannatta6536
    @tonyvannatta6536 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you for taking the time to show us 🇺🇸

  • @budbundy5021
    @budbundy5021 Рік тому +3

    No freaking way would I walk across this bridge! I'm just terrified of heights. Still a really cool video tho

  • @oysterfleet5669
    @oysterfleet5669 4 роки тому +1

    Nice. Thanks. I'll have to get there one of these days. Awesome that you two are getting these videos out so soon.

  • @peterhodgkins6985
    @peterhodgkins6985 4 роки тому +1

    Great stuff!! Thanks for takin' us with ya!

  • @drewcliff82
    @drewcliff82 2 роки тому +4

    We go here once a year. The crazy thing is looking down through the gaps in between the planks. There is literally just a piece of wood between u and death lol.

  • @bcbloc02
    @bcbloc02 4 роки тому +2

    For somebody that doesn't like being up on a ladder you did real good! Interesting that the cables seemed to be run straight rather than twisted like all the old bridges used.

  • @trikerchief
    @trikerchief 4 роки тому +1

    It's good to see it again. I crossed the bridge back in 1984 with my four year old daughter. My wife wouldn't let me take our new born son across. It was fun!!

  • @sonnyboy2273
    @sonnyboy2273 4 роки тому +1

    These videos are great. Thank you so much.

  • @csnelling4
    @csnelling4 4 роки тому +1

    They are designed to move, Thank you both. That was lovely , I think they should take out every other wood plank out of that bridge decking to make that walk more exciting guys 😉😂😂🥰
    Love it when you film the meals you eat and the restaurants you eat at, the food I have seen you eat loooooks beautiful .

  • @paisoca
    @paisoca 3 роки тому +2

    I was there in 1970 and I make the tríp to the gorge. Fantástic!

  • @artdonovandesign
    @artdonovandesign 3 роки тому +1

    Great video tour! Thank you 😊

  • @brandonsieber1335
    @brandonsieber1335 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome!!! Hopefully I'll be there in a few weeks!! Thank you for the footage.

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  2 роки тому

      Lots of good things to see and do right there in Cañon City 👍🏻

  • @stormysnyder4693
    @stormysnyder4693 2 роки тому

    Awesome video guys...thank you for sharing your adventure with us!! So beautiful and scary at the same time!

  • @toddyeomans3249
    @toddyeomans3249 4 роки тому +1

    I really enjoy traveling with you two. I’m having a good time 👍🏻😂

  • @gregwarner3753
    @gregwarner3753 4 роки тому +2

    OK This is on our must do list. Along with several other places in southern Colorado. Year after next hopefully.

  • @Thecuboid2447
    @Thecuboid2447 3 роки тому +1

    Just visited this awesome place, such a breathtaking view.

  • @tijuanachaplin313
    @tijuanachaplin313 2 роки тому +6

    Was on the bridge back in 1970's..thought I was going to crap my pants!

  • @Melisblessed
    @Melisblessed 2 роки тому +4

    I’m about to throw up from anxiety just watching this video.

  • @frednerk5959
    @frednerk5959 4 роки тому +3

    The bridge moving is good! As an Engineering type guy ,you should know if it doesn't flex- it breaks!

  • @carlavision6143
    @carlavision6143 4 роки тому +1

    Came across your video and watched and subscribed to your channel. I'm afraid of heights and I wouldn't dare walk across that bridge! Enjoyed your video.

  • @kirkpierce3089
    @kirkpierce3089 4 роки тому +2

    Have to do the zip line next time. It’s an amazing beautiful experience!

  • @abbieross4965
    @abbieross4965 4 роки тому

    Sweet enjoy watching your trip. Memories ❤️

  • @donnawagener635
    @donnawagener635 4 роки тому +1

    Was great Thanks for video home to ser the train ride

  • @PattMcCrotch
    @PattMcCrotch 3 роки тому +1

    was there one summer about 35 years ago. really cool place!

  • @chuckwilson2301
    @chuckwilson2301 7 місяців тому

    Always fun to see and walk across. I don’t do heights on ladders very well but going across the bridge never bothered me.

  • @rhondaeaton8830
    @rhondaeaton8830 2 роки тому +2

    I can’t hear about this bridge without thinking of Dwain Weston (1/31/1973 - 10/05/2003) RIP 🙏🏾.

  • @fredjones7705
    @fredjones7705 2 роки тому +3

    I worked there as a kid just out of high school...1976.

    • @kentrockwoodtyler8798
      @kentrockwoodtyler8798 2 роки тому

      Well tell us a bit about it.......obviously you didn't jump. OMG, I hope no one has ever jumped......Did you enjoy it?

  • @gregwarner3753
    @gregwarner3753 4 роки тому +1

    Look up suspension cable spinning. Effectively each cable is spun from one wire.
    There is a 1/10 size suspension bridge in Brunswick, Maine that is a pedestrian bridge called "The swinging bridge" for very good reason.

  • @erniemansfield5973
    @erniemansfield5973 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent video (again)

  • @tonynagy2042
    @tonynagy2042 4 роки тому +1

  • @DavidKirtley
    @DavidKirtley 4 роки тому +2

    I was there but didn't make the trip to the gorge. I don't know if you are going that way but you want a really terrifying view, go to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. It's over on the west side of the state by Montrose. It is about twice as deep. No bridge though. It's a really long way down.

  • @Wydglide
    @Wydglide 4 роки тому +2

    NO NO NO...Aww heck Noo!!!
    I have Vertigo and just watching the video my palms are sweaty 😁👍🇺🇸

    • @tonynagy2042
      @tonynagy2042 4 роки тому +1

    • @1982MCI
      @1982MCI 4 роки тому +2

      Tony Nagy after you’ve had a fall like I had and have suffered every day since for the past 20+ years then yes, gravity is a natural thing to be scared of unfortunately!! I spent 10 years in the Air Force, flew all over and have even flown in the F-15. Used to go on bridges like this no problem but after the fall, you won’t get me within a mile of this place, lol!!
      As a matter of fact, my wife and I used to live north of Denver and had been to the Colorado Springs area quite a bit and the closest I got to that pace was the big historical hotel on the side of the mountain, I’ve forgotten the name now but it was beautiful and they had awesome dining!! It’s much safer for me to stay where I don’t feel the surface under me move anymore and it all changed in a fraction of a second!!!
      Take care and be safe out there!!!

    • @tonynagy2042
      @tonynagy2042 4 роки тому

      @@1982MCI I hear you Don... we all get 'grounded' with age... Respect and Thanks for your service... Cheers, Blessings... Stay Safe!

    • @Wydglide
      @Wydglide 4 роки тому

      @@tonynagy2042 highs Did not bother me until I was standing upon the seat of my Motorcycle and fell off a 45 miles an hour.... Ever since then I've Had Vertigo, The world starts spinning when I get up on ant thing ..YES I WAS STUPID 😁👍

  • @julle1st
    @julle1st 4 роки тому +1

    You make me want to go to Colorado.
    When it comes to dog, Chihuahua will be a really good choice. We have a semi long hair one, and he is really beautiful.

  • @kentrockwoodtyler8798
    @kentrockwoodtyler8798 2 роки тому

    This is freaking awesome. When I recover from my hip replacement, then my knee replacement.....I'm gunna do this for sure.

  • @SarahSchlongfeel
    @SarahSchlongfeel 2 роки тому +2

    Couldn't help but just laugh when you held the camera over the edge. That's ridiculously high. I want to go now.

  • @jeremymatthies726
    @jeremymatthies726 4 роки тому

    That was some really neat footage, thanks for sharing Adam and Abby :D

  • @jdsharp4033
    @jdsharp4033 4 роки тому

    Went there in 80’ took the tram across and the ride down to the river, went to pikes peak and the Molly Kathleen gold mine, all really cool things to do.

  • @JayKayKay7
    @JayKayKay7 4 роки тому +1

    I am old and can barely watch this stuff on You Tube. Scares the crap out of me. Thanks for bringing us along on your 'deconditioning' therapy tour.

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  4 роки тому +1

      Now the best time of your life to go sky diving!

    • @tonynagy2042
      @tonynagy2042 4 роки тому

    • @JayKayKay7
      @JayKayKay7 4 роки тому +1

      @@AbomAdventures My pacemaker isn't certified above 1000 feet.

  • @KathyBryne
    @KathyBryne 3 роки тому +1

    Ive walked it and have driven over 6 or 8 in my life. You can really feel the suspension move when you walk across. Im more scared at 45 then i ever was at 10 or 14. If you dont see the bridge at least once in your life tho - you are really missing out.

  • @silvanap5397
    @silvanap5397 2 роки тому +2

    Amazing view ´ I surely be a little scared up there prefer the train 🚂

  • @navajosmiles6663
    @navajosmiles6663 Рік тому +1

    Wow nice footage!thanks for sharing. New sub here. What kind of go pro did you use it was so clear ☺️

  • @onestepatatime2346
    @onestepatatime2346 4 роки тому

    great video guys.

  • @Titus-as-the-Roman
    @Titus-as-the-Roman 4 роки тому +1

    I would have also liked to see them build that bridge. I was having difficulty just watching this video, specially when you hung the camera over the side (came close to drawing my Walleys into my body cavity, that would have maybe taken surgery to un-do). I can't watch movies where extreme heights are involved. I like these adventure vids. of yours though.

  • @aengmax
    @aengmax 4 роки тому

    That was a cool suspension bridge you guys was on. When you afraid of heights looking over is scary. If you really want to try a suspension bridge that you will really feel it sway. Once we can go up north. Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. It is in Vancouver, BC. Don't get me wrong US has great places to visit.

  • @josephsliger3308
    @josephsliger3308 7 місяців тому

    Was there in 1980. Amazing

  • @MikeBramm
    @MikeBramm 4 роки тому

    Very cool trip. I remember visiting the Royal Gorge when my family was on vacation back in the 80's. Abby: Do you watch "Best Life and Beyond" on UA-cam?

  • @thomaslevy2119
    @thomaslevy2119 4 роки тому +1

    I read that a few years ago the Chinese built a higher suspension bridge and it carries traffic. So the Royal Gorge is now the second highest in the world.

  • @RobertKohut
    @RobertKohut 4 роки тому +1

    Nice!! Courageous.... :-)

  • @johnsmolka472
    @johnsmolka472 4 роки тому

    I’m so glad you enjoyed your walk across the bridge. I still remember when I walked across it in the early 70’s when I was a kid while visiting family in Colorado.

  • @georgeescaped6035
    @georgeescaped6035 4 роки тому +1

    looks like fun , my wife said she wants to do the zipline, nice vaycay!

  • @CarmichaelsRestoration
    @CarmichaelsRestoration 4 роки тому +1

    Adam, are you guys planning to do the Tunnel Drive hike?

  • @CarmichaelsRestoration
    @CarmichaelsRestoration 4 роки тому +1

    That dog at 07:47 doesn't want to look over the edge! 🤣

  • @VentShop
    @VentShop 4 роки тому

    On the way back stop by the bridge in Beaver AR. Not sure if it's rated for your RV but it's still in use for vehicles Weight limit is 10 tons. I drove across it while heading over to Branson, MO with my wife before she passed away. She did not enjoy the drive across though. And it's a wooden deck as well. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_Bridge_(Arkansas) be worth it if you head through near there on the way back.

  • @Wade970
    @Wade970 4 роки тому +2

    I got the dirtiest looks when I stood in the middle and jumped up and down. Apparently people don’t like it when you bounce the bridge intentionally.

  • @Petrochemtester
    @Petrochemtester 4 роки тому +1

    Rode the train at the bottom - had a murder mystery dinner on the train while traveling - it was pretty neat

  • @denverz9626
    @denverz9626 3 роки тому +2

    4:33 was perfect.

  • @MrStarlin51
    @MrStarlin51 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you!

  • @rayc.1396
    @rayc.1396 4 роки тому

    There is a video on YT that is a train ride up the gorge that shows the bridge from the bottom up.

  • @tommyday6115
    @tommyday6115 4 роки тому

    It may not be open, but y'all should have taking the cable train down the bottom of the gorge. It cool down there. And you could see the old water supply piping.

  • @mikebroom1866
    @mikebroom1866 4 роки тому

    We drove all the way there (pretty decent curvy road) - The price of admission was INSANE.

  • @daver681
    @daver681 4 роки тому +1

    Isn't that a experience, I went to it a two or three times, did you see the information where they shot the first cable or cables across to start building the bridge with a cannon, enjoy.

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  4 роки тому

      No I missed that. I’d love to watch a documentary on it

  • @jg7123
    @jg7123 Рік тому

    What was this recorded on if you dont mind me asking? Looks good!

  • @TheStabbyMedic
    @TheStabbyMedic Рік тому +1

    8:12 New Hampshire! 😍

  • @paulehlers2225
    @paulehlers2225 4 роки тому +1

    Too bad you can't drive across the bridge anymore, it would really get to shaking and jumping when you had multiple moving cars on it. I can remember my first time as a kid back in the early sixties in my dads '58 Chevy station wagon rocking & rolling across it.

  • @eugenepearson4467
    @eugenepearson4467 4 роки тому

    The royal gorge is the highest suspension bridge in north america. I used to think that it was a smorgasbord buffet.

  • @peterhodgkins6985
    @peterhodgkins6985 4 роки тому +1

    Are all those stickers mounted with your eyecrometer ? ;)

  • @kevinmatthiesen8961
    @kevinmatthiesen8961 4 роки тому

    I was there in 1969 and at that time there was no charge for this or pikes peak. Saw a lot of hippies too.

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  4 роки тому

      Lots of things have changed since that time, for every state. They looking for a way to make revenue. We still have to pay a roll to get onto Pensacola Beach. Come to think of it, the Florida turn pike must make a killing on tourists

    • @kevinmatthiesen8961
      @kevinmatthiesen8961 4 роки тому

      @@AbomAdventures yeah it's sad that things change that way, planning a trip to Pensacola sometime as I now have two friends who have moved there. By the way I was only seven when I saw the hippies, they were the all natural kind what a eye full.

  • @sbrunner69
    @sbrunner69 4 роки тому +1

    Coors. Way to be in the moment, good one Adam.

  • @konradweniger3141
    @konradweniger3141 4 роки тому +1

    Waiting to see you on the zip line

  • @smolville
    @smolville 4 роки тому +1

    I rode a Harley across it and parked in the middle to take a picture. A car went across and almost knocked it over.

  • @joopterwijn
    @joopterwijn 4 роки тому

    Abby on the ziplinne! 🤩

  • @eutimiochavez415
    @eutimiochavez415 4 роки тому +2

    Must be an attraction

  • @josemartinezz9152
    @josemartinezz9152 Рік тому

    Ive been there 3 times i cant even make it a quarter way down im am so scared of heights its unreal😭

  • @carolbolton6364
    @carolbolton6364 3 роки тому

    Oh this is Scary I guess ?I'd love to.. go

  • @PaulWattsSpringGunning
    @PaulWattsSpringGunning 4 роки тому

    Eyes forward, don't look down and keep walking.

    • @meeder78
      @meeder78 4 роки тому +1

      That would be how I would do it 😬

  • @joannamiller6613
    @joannamiller6613 10 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful, but it’s a big NOPE for me 😂

  • @user990077
    @user990077 4 роки тому

    15:51 Use the empty white space to the left of your USA map with stickers to make a proper sized Alaska (will be almost as large as the lower 48 states) so when you do drive up here you can put stickers all over the state.

  • @nickhardy8300
    @nickhardy8300 7 місяців тому

    I drove over it some time ago.

  • @richardwigley
    @richardwigley 4 роки тому +1

    Wow!!!!!!!

  • @jeffreybrookes9731
    @jeffreybrookes9731 4 роки тому +1

    That's all you Adam, go get on that zip line😁😁

    • @tonynagy2042
      @tonynagy2042 4 роки тому

    • @barrygerbracht5077
      @barrygerbracht5077 4 роки тому

      @@tonynagy2042 Zip lining is surprisingly boring. I was hanging upside down and spinning in an attempt to make it at least a little bit exciting. If you don't do that, it's just like sitting down in a recliner watching the scenery pass by. Now bungee jumping on the other hand..... your mind is saying yes this will be fun and your body and legs are like F!@# no way, this is wrong and I'm not doing it.

    • @tonynagy2042
      @tonynagy2042 4 роки тому +1

      @@barrygerbracht5077

    • @jeffreybrookes9731
      @jeffreybrookes9731 4 роки тому

      @@tonynagy2042 yeah I could do that no problem ,no fear of heights ,but being in crowded spaces, that's something else altogether ,don't like that at all.

  • @mariamota39
    @mariamota39 3 роки тому +1

    I plan to go in September. Is that a good time to go?

    • @AbomAdventures
      @AbomAdventures  3 роки тому +1

      I think so

    • @yume816
      @yume816 2 роки тому +1

      Fall foliage is the best time to go CO

  • @user990077
    @user990077 4 роки тому

    Probably not that many base jumpers as that river looks like a place one wouldn't want to land on.

  • @w0qnx598
    @w0qnx598 4 роки тому +3

    The train stops at the bottom to pick up all the free hats that blow down from the bridge.

  • @eutimiochavez415
    @eutimiochavez415 4 роки тому +1

    Where does the road go too at royal gorge