Royal Gorge
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The Arkansas River began flowing during the uplift of the Rockies some 3 million years ago. Over centuries, as the mountains pushed farther upward, the river carved the spectacular, 1,250-foot Royal Gorge.
Place
Fremont County
Date
2008
Copyright Notes
Image by Michael Murphy, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.