Colorado Springs, United States Travel Blogs

The mountains begin
May 15, 2006

... mark on our journey. We have tried to stay off the Interstate highways and our ride has been less stressful. On our way to Colorado Springs we took Highway 83, 40 to 94 - pretty desolate country. We thought about the kids and how far they must have to ...

Depois da Neve, vem o Sol de Colorado!
Feb 1, 2005 (4 photos)

Incrivel, bem como o Rodrigo falou - aqui cai neve e no outro dia faz sol! Hoje aproveitamos para visitar o famoso "Garden of the Gods", um parque nacional com formacoes rochosas lindas e grandes. tudo estava muito lindo com a neve que ainda nao havia ...

Chegada em Colorado Springs!
Jan 26, 2005 (3 photos)

Chegamos, entao, em Colorado Springs - aonde Rodrigo mora e aonde passareis a maior parte da viajem.

Rocky Mountains - Reminising of Home
Oct 5, 2005 (11 photos)

... much like South Otago!! haha. Denver even suprised me with a nice flutter of snow! After being in Denver for 4 days I headed over to Colorado Springs to spend time with a friend from camp, Laura. I thought I was going to only stay for a few days but I ...

Foothills of the Rockies
Jul 18, 2009 (4 photos)

Colorado Springs Saturday 18th July we arrived in Colorado Springs which is 6,000 ft above sea level (1 mile)we booked into Garden of the Gods camp site for 3 nights. We had our first BBQ and camp fire!!  We went to visit Garden of the Gods state park ...

Royal Gorge Bridge / Colorado Springs
Jul 11, 2009 (5 photos)

... I stopped at a Starbucks just south of Colorado Spring to talk about the past couple of days of incredible riding. Once in Colorado Springs, Paul and I split and he continued north.  Check out the pictured of the bridge...its kinda cool!!! I'm here ...

Cities Gods and Springs
Oct 28, 2007 (36 photos)

... we dismissed this as unlikely. However that night on the news we heard that this was indeed the case. We're camped in Colorado Springs not far from the delightful old Colorado city and close to several of the highlights of the area. Just a few ...

Domingo - Nevou pela primeira vez - Lindo!
Jan 30, 2005 (10 photos)

Hoje eh domingo e nevou pela primeira vez - uma neve linda, flocos grandes. Creio que devido estarmos numa altitude tao alta, os flocos de neve sao maiores, pois acabaram de se desgrudar das nuvens! Hoje tivemos um otimo "brunch" (breakfast+lunch) num ...

We have arrived!
Sep 4, 2006 (5 photos)

Michelle says: We have finally arrived in Colorado! We are very happy to see MOUNTAINS! Especially since the past 2 days we have been driving through Kansas which is a bunch of NOTHING! I have never seen so many rolling hills and cows in my life! It ...

Time to GO
Dec 30, 2005

Well, this is the end of the pre-departure log... Now it is time to go!

Fossils!
Sep 10, 2009 (46 photos)

Manitou Cliff Dwellings at manitou Springs, CO Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, CO

Change of plans and I haven't even left yet.
Oct 24, 2005

One thing that will never change about travel is that you always need to be flexible. This has been apparent to me in past trips and now again on this big one even before I have left. I had been planning on starting off my trip by getting a one-way ...

To the Peak
Dec 29, 2007 (13 photos)

Brent and I left Santa Fe about 7am and headed north on I-25 towards Colorado Springs. Our plan for the day was to travel to Pikes Peak. We arrived at Pikes Peak about noon and at the base of the mountain we learned that we were only allowed to ...

What if I never had this dream?
Sep 27, 2005

What if I never had this dream? Where would my life be? Life is so interesting. Here I am a 26-year-old single woman with a great job and wonderful friends and family. Many of them getting married and starting families of their own, beginning a life ...

Glass baskets
Jul 27, 2008 (6 photos)

... great place and I hope they enjoy it. Since I had the jobs that I'd volunteered to do completed, Deb & I went to the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center to see their collection of Chihuly glass. As I mentioned earlier, Deb & I really enjoy some of the ...

Last day in the mountains . . .
Jul 31, 2009 (15 photos)

We shouldn't be surprised after 4 weeks, but it's time to start our trip back home tomorrow. With one day left, we decided to make the trip up the mountain to Pikes Peak. There were two options: drive up with our car (the economical choice), or take the ...

On the road again...
Jul 13, 2007 (18 photos)

... formation that looks like two camels kissing. The park offers a lot of trails for hiking, biking or horseback riding. Downtown Colorado Springs had a lot of small shops and bistros. We would go down there to wander around the shops and check out some ...

Pikes Peak Challenge
Sep 10, 2005 (5 photos)

Here are pictures from the Pikes Peak Challenge which is a fund raiser for the Brain Injury Association of Colorado. It is a 13.2 mile hike up the Barr Trail to the top of Pikes Peak (elevation: 14,110 ft. or 4,301 meters) for an elevation gain of about ...

Idea, Saving, Telling the Employer... Yikes!
Mar 19, 2005 (1 photos)

Many of you already know, to some this is a surprise, but on August 1, 2003 (before Chrans's wedding) my friend Raegin and I started dreaming about travel. Earlier that year she had gone to New Zealand and was sharing her stories and photos. That is ...

Step One - Vaccinations!!! OUCH!
Jul 12, 2005 (2 photos)

After doing a bunch of research about Travel Health, I found out that I have to get 5 different vaccinations in order to stay safe. Last night I had my first vaccination appointment and I'm feeling it. The five recommended vaccinations are Hepatitis A ...

Passeios, compras e diversao!
Jan 28, 2005 (13 photos)

Depois de chegarmos em Colorado Springs e daquele periodo inicial de adaptacao, desfazer as malas, colocar os assuntos em dia, etc...Rodrigo e eu iniciamos passeios de compras e muita diversao nos dias que se seguiram. Vamos colocar algumas fotos com ...

Halloween EXTRAVAGANZA!!!
Oct 29, 2005 (13 photos)

Halloween is that special time of year when grown adults and dress up like idiots and not only avoid being put in a crazy house, but be the hit of the party. I love it! When trying to decide what it dress up as this year, I came to the conclusion that ...

"You Wanna Go Where?"
Jan 30, 2008 (3 photos)

... or two in London, Paris, or Barcelona and you'll barely raise an eyebrow. I work as a bartender in a nice little restaurant in Colorado Springs. A lot of my guests eat several meals a week at my bar and I've become quite good friends with many of ...

St. Joseph, MO to Colorado Springs, CO
Aug 5, 2006 (5 photos)

... is definitely an upper scale subdivision in the wooded hills immediately east of the Air Force Academy. I spent three nights in Colorado Springs. Sunday was occupied with Church and simply visiting at Alene's. I decided to stay over Monday night if ...

Aproveitando Os Ultimos Minutos!
Feb 13, 2005 (7 photos)

Pois bem, minhas queridas amigas e amigos e toda minha familia do Brasil, muito obrigada por teres compartilhado comigo esta minha viajem. Tenho recebido muitos e-mails de diversas partes do mundo, pessoas vibrando em saber de minhas aventuras. Gosto ...

Tibetan Freedom Torch Visits Colorado Springs
Jun 26, 2008 (7 photos)

... Freedom Torch Relay event. The symbolic torch was cycled down from the state capital in Denver yesterday before arriving at Colorado Springs city hall this morning. After some photo ops and general instructions more than a hundred of us (mostly Tibetans) ...

What I Learned About Flying
Feb 12, 2008 (1 photos)

... notes, including a rough itinerary, and headed out. I had my doubts when I first walked into their modest office in downtown Colorado Springs. Everything was old, yellowing and a little dingy. Not dirty, just kind of worn out. The carpet was drab and ...

Enfrentando o "perfeccionista" (Rodrigo)
Jan 27, 2005 (6 photos)

Eh dificel de descrever o apartamento do Rodrigo, portanto resolvemos tirar varias fotografias para voces verem. Contudo, o apartamento eh maluco, com sistemas e botoes para tudo, por exemplo: alarme para limpar o coco do gato, aparelho giratorio " ...

Colorado Springs
Oct 2, 2006

Brothers House

Garden of the Gods
Jul 1, 2009 (24 photos)

TJ at Ruby Tuesday suggested we stop and explore the Garden of the Gods a city park in Colorado Springs, CO.  We did.  The place was amazing. There was a 14 minute film in the visitor center that explained how the rock formations were created by ...