The Garden of the Gods park is a local park but is a Natural National landmark. The rock formations are incredible.
The rock formations we see were formed when the Rocky Mountains were created. Time, Wind and rain eroded the softer sandstone around the harder rock leaving the amazing sculptures.
There was beauty every where we looked. The rocks changed as we walked around them and the sun changed the lighting on them.
I climbed up into a crevasse and got my picture taken for the effort. It doesn't happen often thank goodness. And..... I didn't break the camera!
Rock climbers were plying their trade on one of the formations. We watch in amazement as they scaled the vertical face of the rock.
From the main formations we headed to the Siamese twins formation for mile hike. Nothing is level here so it was uphill and downhill as we did the mile hike. Not easy hiking but worth the effort.
The last formation of the day was Balanced Rock. Another example of how nature works wonders.
Lunch and a visit to Manitou Springs rounded out the day. Tomorrow we take the Cog railway to the top of Pikes Peak assuming it's running. Today all trips were canceled due to maintenance issues. We hope they get it fixed before we head up. It's time to put our feet up and call it a day.
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