A Do Not Miss Winter Events in Colorado!

A do not miss list of Colorado events this winter! Watch skiers — pulled by riders on horseback — compete over a series of snow-packed jumps. Family fun -- every weekend.

Gardens of the Gods

Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs. The park contains a conglomerate of sandstone hogback formations (tops displayed below) belonging geologically to the Fountain Formation, similar to the Red Rocks west of Denver.

The hogback ridge begins in southern Wyoming and continues south along the "Front Range" of the eastern most part of the Colorado Rocky chain of mountains, concluding in southern Colorado/northern New Mexico. There are many fossils to be seen: marine forms, plant fossils, and some dinosaur fossils.

The name Colorado is said to come from the color of this sandstone, then again, here is the rest of the story...

Cog Railway to Pikes Peak and Back!

While in Manitou Springs, get on-board the train at Pikes Peak Cog Railway, The trip is 8.9 miles long up to the top of Pikes Peak. The unique cog mechanical structure of this train is unlike most in the U.S.

Here the steep track follows a cascading stream through dense stands of Aspens, Englemann spruce, Colorado blue spruce as well as Ponderosa pine trees. A breath taking view for 'leaf peepers."

Boulder fields grace the landscape as you peer out the many windows.

At the bottom up view from the Gardens of the Gods, Pikes Peak stands tall for all to admire.

While quite high, Pikes Peak IS NOT the highest mountain in Colorado. It is 31st out of the 54 mountains in the state over 14,000 feet, the highest being Mt. Elbert at 14,433 feet.

As a special piece of trivia regarding this area, it is said we owe the inspiration for the lyrics of the beloved song, "America the Beautiful" to the stunning vistas from the summit of Pikes Peak.

It was the summer of 1893, when Katharine Lee Bates, a professor of English at Wellesley College, wrote the entire song on her return that evening from Pikes Peak to Colorado Springs.

MissM Enjoying the Snowy View

It is always nicer to be on the inside looking out...

Near RMNP and the Elk ...

This handsome guy is calling out to join him and herd at the Rocky Mountain National Park just outside Estes Park, CO.

You will often see forging Elk herds quietly graze near Steamboat Springs, CO.

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We are assigned to create a simple web page about our home town and to make sure that it includes a couple of photos and a couple of links (to our favorite places perhaps). More to come.