A Trip Through the Colorado Highlands

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When you look south from that same spot or from the other side of the largest rock formation in the previous pic, you can see Cheyenne Mountain, sometimes known as the hollow mountain and home of NORAD.

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There are several hiking trails and picnic areas in the park. Here is one of my favorites :g:

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Two of the most popular rock formations are Steamship Rock and Balanced Rock.




There were too many visitors to get a good view of balanced rock, so I used another rock to block them.

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We then drove up through the towns of Woodland Park and Divide where we turned and headed into the mining country. Most of the route was originally part of the Colorado Midland and the Cripple Creek Central Railroads. The round house for the CM is still standing in Colorado Springs. You can see evidence of the roadbed along side the highway and a few of the tunnels.

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At the highpoint of the drive, we could see rain coming through across the high plains.

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Soon we were at the overlook above Cripple Creek.

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And then down into town.


You can see evidence of abandoned mines over all of the “hillsides”.

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Wasn't this one made famous in the Roadrunner cartoons? Bee Beep

Gorgeous scenery, thanks for sharing

TBalanced Rock.

[Colin]

There are several hiking trails and picnic areas in the park. Here is one of my favorites :g:

Ok, someone needs to take a kilted picture beside that sign post....

Great pictures, what a beautiful landscape.

[Livingston]

Ok, someone needs to take a kilted picture beside that sign post....

Great pictures, what a beautiful landscape.

We would have but, ah, yeah, the kilt was at the cleaners and the heavyweight was just too hot The amount of driving that was planned (even at $2.90+/gal) would have been murder on the pleats so, unfortunatly, no kilt that day. BUT, I will get a pic for you in the kilt at that sign.