Colorado Springs, Colorado

 This Summer, we went to Colorado Springs, on a little tour that we did. The weather was not so conducive to camping out, we were frozen and got rained on, so decided to stay in the little cabins at the local KOA... The boys loved it!
They have just enough room for us, about the size of the tent, and we had a real roof over us! They have a nice shower and laundry room. Very, very clean! I am not one to use a public toilet... so if I'm impressed, it has to be spotless.

Once AGAIN! the camera date is off. This is the end of July, 2015


We also decided to stay in a hotel in Pueblo, since that was a bad night... but that is another story!

 

  

The little cabin was just the perfect size for two growing boys and two adults!

 

I think if we go back this way again, we might have to stay in one of these again. It was just lots of fun!

The KOA has a nice pool, room for riding bikes, they had a campfire, plus the fire pit at the cabin... They also had organized things for the kids to do, we didn't stay long enough to do much. 

Canyon City, Colorado ~2015

 We decided to do the Royal Gorge thing, even though I hate heights, and it never ceases to amaze me that I put myself in situations... like riding up the mountain, going over high bridges, or looking over the top of a skyscraper...

Here we are at the bottom of the gorge... a nice place to be, that is until you look up! We rode the train that lazily roams by the river. You can watch the rafters going past, they wave if the water isn't too rapid.

This is End of July 2015. I know, I know... the camera says otherwise... but ignore it! One of the earlier posts explains this wonky camera...
I have nearly 10,000 pictures... yes, that's ten thousand pictures that are dated the same date... or various wrong dates.
I've given up... but somehow the date stamp got stuck on these... I'm sure there is a way to take that off, but I'm sure I don't know how to do it.

The old engine survived the wildfires of 2013. It damaged the bridge and burned most of the park. 

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 The old bridge was built in 1891




The remnants of the old pipeline.

Santa Fe, New Mexico ~ 2015

 Santa Fe, New Mexico

Black Mesa Preserve, Oklahoma and Capulin Mountain and Volcano, New Mexico

When we stayed in the Black Mesa Reserve, we went to ... Black Mesa... The tallest point in Oklahoma... I think this is the peak of the mesa? Not sure... but once again the dates are off... this was this Summer, 2015... Not in April or May, but the end of July. 

 Looking at the striation of the hill, there was some really funky green clay that I thought was very cool!
Next to the deep red rocks, it was very colorful!

 Going up Capulin Mountain to see the volcano!

 From near the top of the mountain!

Looking down into the Capulin Volcano

Down in the crater of the volcano