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There's No Place Like Home...again.

A travel blog entry by jrsherman81054

The striking rainbow that appeared over Fort Hood foreshadowed the news that I was being sent from there, after three months of a six month rotation, to Fort Carson, Colorado to help with the opening of a new program. Basically, I was leaving my current home in Texas, as it was only two hours away from Killeen to go to Colorado Springs, Colorado, …

Catching up with old friends...

A travel blog entry by jencape

We loved catching up with Al and Laura at their (relatively) new place in Colorado Springs. (Al is a friend of Tony's from high school, college, and beyond who moved to Colorado Springs this last year from DC, and Laura is his lovely girlfriend who joined him, moving from Ft. Lauderdale.) The girls had fun staying here, especially because Al and Laura love Legos as much as them... ;)
The first night we enjoyed catching up with Al and Laura and also ...

Todd and Emily's Wedding

A travel blog entry by tysonis

I went out to Colorado Springs for Todd and Emily's wedding. It was a fabulous weekend with family and friends. The wedding was really nice--it fit Todd and Emily so well. The weather was perfect too! I got to see the Garden of the Gods and the Air Force Academy.
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Garden of the Gods

A travel blog entry by hollynjym

... car places to get more money. I guess if you were really using the road (470) as in staying in the area for a while maybe it would pay for the convenience but I am thinking this will NOT pay for itself if you don’t need to use that road.

We arrived at the hotel at around 3 and checked in. We are staying at a Hampton Inn near the Air Force Academy and it is really nice. The guy at check in…Stephen I think was so sweet. He gave ...

No oxygen again!

A travel blog entry by bobstacytrips

... It is still really interesting. I was there in around 1966, and climbed all over the rocks. Now, you can't climb on them unless you get a permit.
After that, we headed to the Pikes Peak highway and took it to the top of Pikes Peak. The altitude is 14,110 feet. The tempurature dropped 20 degrees during the drive. We started out at 7400 feet. This would have been a ...