Pat and I drove to Cañon City on Sunday because I wanted to take a few pictures of their photogenic downtown. Cañon is what you'd call a prison town -- it's home to about fifteen correctional facilities, including Colorado's notorious Supermax. Actually technically the Supermax is in nearby Florence, but I tend to lump the two towns together in my head since they're such close neighbors. Richard "The Shoe Bomber" Reid, John "American Taliban" Walker Lindh, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, Theodore Kaczynski (a.k.a. the Unabomber), Terry Nichols, and many, many more criminals and terrorists call Supermax home. The medium and low security prisons in Cañon City and Florence also house a few well known felons, including Andrew Fastow, former CFO of Enron.
Here is the first prison we came across when entering Cañon City. I think this one's a medium security facility. But I'm sure the residents of Cañon City don't want to be 100% associated with the prisons there. Did you know that Cañon City is also the home of the world's highest suspension bridge, the Royal Gorge? I have been there several times and it will take your breath away! For those who are terrified of heights, probably not in a good way ;o) But I urge you to visit the Royal Gorge if you're ever in southern Colorado. It is simply amazing!
2 comments:
That is a lot of prisons in one area! We have a federal prison here, but no one pays too much attention to it. I saw some pictures of Royal Gorge on another blog last year. It looks amazing!
We walked onto the Royal Gorge bridge when we lived in Colorado Springs. It was amazing. I didn't realize they actually allow Cars onto the bridge until one passed us! Not for me, thank you. And the "no fishing from bridge" signs are super funny.
A bonus about having a "prison town" - I bet the unemployment rate is fairly low!
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