My Dad came out to Colorado Springs to visit me! The first thing on our agenda was Garden of the Gods...
You can see the first snow on top of Pike's Peak!
Buffalo rock...Dad found this one :)
Dad with Pike's Peak in the background. And Dad & I trying to move Balanced Rock...it didn't budge
Me peeking through a doorway at the cliff dwellings
The Cliff Dwellings
We found Red Rock Canyon & went for a hike...we may or may not have stayed on the trails...oops!
Very cool twisted tree we passed
You can see where they mined the red rocks
The next day Dad & I had an America Day: We went to the US Olympic Training Center, ate lunch at America the Beautiful Park, then went to the Air Force Academy for the rest of the afternoon.
The Olympic Training Center. They have a machine that pulls people as fast as Michael Phelps in the pool...I want to try that
The Air Force Academy Cathedral
The Air Force Academy Cathedral...inside
The Air Force Academy Cathedral...one of the walls
Sunday morning we went to Pike's Peak...and it happened to be the most clear, beautiful day EVER! We took the Cog train to the top, ate the best doughnuts, & took pictures in the snow! And after the Peak we went to the highest altitude Zoo!
PIKES PEAK
THE ZOO
You could feed the giraffes...they had really long tongues...ewww
These bears were wrestling...I think they're brothers
So, this may be my favorite picture of all time. I was trying to take a picture of the wolf, but the effect was totally an accident.
Dad & I went on a hike the next day only to discover that our lungs were soooo not ready for hiking in this altitude...out hike started about 1,000 ft higher than the Springs then clinbed another 1,500 ft before we got to the top...Holy Cow. But it was definitely worth it! Here are the pictures from the reservoirs at the top...that's Pike's Peak in the background.
On our last day we went to Canyon City to see the Royal Gorge Bridge
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