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Showing posts with label Southern Colorado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern Colorado. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Colorado National Monument

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After camping somewhere between Moab and Colorado, we woke up and drove to Colorado National Monument.  I had split thoughts about the monum...
Monday, April 26, 2010

Florissant Fossil Beds

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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument was a unique place. The fossilized redwood stumps were pretty amazing, but other than that, I found...
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Zapata Falls

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Near the Great Sand Dunes is an impressive waterfall in the crevice of a rock. It's about a half mile round trip to see the falls, and s...
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The Great Sand Dunes

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We also visited the Great Sand Dunes. Let me tell you- they were great big sand dunes. We climbed to the top of the second tallest one, gett...

The Carbonated Springs of Manitou Springs

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Manitou Springs is a pretty cool little town. We found by chance the reason it is named Manitou Springs. There are quite a few springs there...
Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Garden of the Gods

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Nearest City: Colorado Springs, CO GPS Coordinates: Time Needed: several hours Difficulty: Easy-moderate Kid Friendly: Yes Additional Info:

The Paint Mines

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We visited the Paint Mines Interpretive Park near Calhan, Colorado last week. What a cool spot! They're located about 30 miles east of C...
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

The Abandoned Railroad Tunnels of Manitou Springs

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Just west of Manitou Springs, and south of Highway 24 are some old abandoned railroad tunnels. There are 5 of them, each of them varying in ...

Helen Hunt Falls

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Above Colorado Springs is the Cheyenne Canyon Park. Part of it is the Helen Hunt Falls area. The falls are really pretty and just off the si...

Gold Camp Road

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Last week we spent some time in the Colorado Springs area. Gold Camp Road was one part of the trip that was pretty cool. We just stayed on t...