A visit to Denver and Colorado Springs

Garden of the Gods, Waterton Canyon. and Denver - March 2009

I was lucky enough to go on a business trip to Denver last week. I stayed with my Mom and got to visit quite a bit with her and her friends. I also got to see my sister LaDonna and brother Jim and their families in Denver and my brother Rob and his family in Colorado Springs. On the way to Rob's, I stopped by the Garden of the Gods and looked that place over. The Garden of the Gods park is run by the city of Colorado Springs. It is about an hour south of Denver. You take I-25 south from Denver and exit right onto Garden of the Gods road. I hadn't been there before. The rock formations are spectacular and unlike anything we see in Florida. If you go, early morning probably has the best light. I wasn't able to arrive until around 10 am and by then the lighting was pretty harsh. I wish I had been there earlier or that there had been some nice clouds in the sky to work with, but you take what you get and I was happy to be there at all. Rock climbing is allowed in the park and I made a few photos of a couple of climbers. While in Denver, I also took a walk through Waterton Canyon and made a few photos. And one night, my nephew Jared and I made a panorama of the night time skyline visible from my Mom's place. The morning I left was supposed to be sunny and cold. It was snowy and cold instead - I had a lot of fun driving to the airport!