About That Colorado Springs (August 14 - 20)

Dear Family and Friends,

We left the beautiful tall grass prairies and sunflower fields of Kansas for the hills of Colorado on Saturday.  Sunday found us in Limon, Colorado for one night with a 90 mile drive into Colorado Springs on Monday. We are staying at the Air Force Academy family camp for a month where Roger intends to have a better time playing in this area then he did as a cadet from 1966 until 1970.

Two paws on the wheel Bear, if you are going to drive the Tour.

Our RV is parked at the Family Camp that sits on the edge of the Rampart Range of the Rocky Mountains, among the pine trees. How wonderful it is to have cooler temps and the lovely smell of the pines. Summer rains happen in the late afternoon. The mornings are gorgeous with sunshine and a beautiful blue sky.

We are thrilled to be back on the bikes! Riding around the Academy gives us lots of hill practice at a much higher elevation.

This is our RV site for the month we are at the Academy! The stadium is across the street from us  and we intend to go to two football games.  GO FALCONS!!!

Wednesday found us going for an early morning cycling ride around the Academy. Later we took Bear and drove to Garden of the Gods for some easy hiking.  The rock formations are truly beautiful to see. Finally we drove to nearby Manitou Springs for lunch and a bit of shopping in the historic area.

After a bike ride on Thursday morning, we drove to Manitou Springs where we boarded the cog wheel train that took us to Pikes Peak. The peak is over 14,000 feet above Colorado Springs and the scenery is beautiful. 

Roger is ready to go!

The entire climb to the top had us in the pines and aspen trees.

A view from the top with Colorado Springs in the distance.

Sometimes I have to pinch myself to see if I am dreaming these gorgeous views!

Friday was spent checking out Ft Carson. It is one of the largest Army posts in the country. We had lots of walks with Bear and just generally enjoyed our week in Colorado Springs. This coming Monday, we head downtown to watch the finish of the prologue (start)  of the Tour of Colorado. This is a bicycle race that is drawing cycling's elite riders from all over the world. This tour takes place over several days in different parts of Colorado.

Roger and I thank you for reading the blog and sharing your thoughts with us. Next week will find us into our second week here at the Air Force Academy.