If you plan on buying yourself or someone a little something while you're in Canon City, give this place your money!
Aside from stopping to see the beautiful craftsmanship done by Russ himself, they offer a wide variety of items to buy yourself as a Royal Gorge souvenir or as a gift for a loved one. Lots of fun stuff in here for everybody and at a fair price! I bought myself my first cowboy hat :)
What really impressed me though was how Russ and Rannell were so willing to provide information about the area. From restaurants, hikes, dinosaur tracks and more. They were so kind and accommodating. Russ even took out a map and happily provided thorough details/notes about every location he recommended to help us find exactly what we were looking for!! Including some climbing areas nearby (I am a climber).
Given the amount of outsiders that probably go through their shop, I totally expected to feel like another annoying person that was just coming in to look at things and not buy anything but this was not the...
Read moreStopped here after visiting Royal Gorge with my boyfriend. Being from VT, we aren’t familiar with the area so we have been utilizing google reviews and doing online research to find things to do while in Colorado. When we entered the store, we were cheerfully greeted and then we were given detailed information about the area, and the people we met here were very kind and knowledgeable. We had a great conversation with them, and would highly recommend stopping in....
Read moreVery late review but went here about a year ago and loved it. We stopped for a souvenir on our way out of the gorge. The owner had his Great Dane with him so my husband rushed me inside to meet him. The guy was very nice and we spoke for a good while. For the 9 years prior, I had been begging my husband for a Dane and after he spoke to the owner he finally told me yes. I got my Dane a...
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