Spirit Renewed on a 2015 Christmas Hike

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Spirit Renewed on a 2015 Christmas Hike

By Manitou Julia on Friday, December 25th, 2015 | No Comments

Some how I have gotten away from posting my hikes here. Talk about them on Facebook, but need to keep this site more up to date. I have taken many hikes since my last post. Also considering putting them into a book format . . . On this Christmas day, I needed a “spirit renewing […]

A Walk with Two Ladies Becomes a Uphill Hike

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 | No Comments

On Friday, my Greek friend and Kathleen Suggested we take a Walk together on Sunday. They had planned on parking their cars at my house to avoid the paid parking in Manitou Springs. But when I got up and started to get dressed, I saw that my cottage tenant had begun the process of moving […]

Becky Elder Keeps the Carnivale Parade Characters In Line

By Manitou Julia on Sunday, March 9th, 2014 | No Comments

Every Parade needs someone to keep it moving, but not have the participants not on top of each other. Becky has done this for many years. And on this cold and snowy day, Carnivale Parade participants wanted to get moving as fast as possible once the parade began. But that means they get bunched up and […]

Everyone Wants to Join in the Carnivale Party

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, March 5th, 2014 | No Comments

Walking down the Manitou Avenue costumed people are seen everywhere. And my, how much fun they all are having at Manitou Springs Carnivale Day, even in this frigid weather. Even though many observers were wearing coats to stay warm, the had painted faces, fun hats or masks to keep them in the spirit of […]

Carnivale in Manituo Springs Always Has Giant Puppets

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 | 1 Comment

Carnivale would not be the same without its Giant Puppets. The very first parade had giant puppets by Al Laurie and the tradition has been continued by others and even some of his originals showed up for many years. In fact the lion and the green creature were in the very first Carnivale parade that […]

The Day After Manitou Springs Carnivale 2014

By Manitou Julia on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 | No Comments

I hiked Manitou Springs for Many Miles on Carnivale Day. Totally different type of hiking than most people do. I hiked to Manitou Springs Memorial Park, then back up to Soda Springs Park, taking photos of the parade in three different locations. Then hiked back to go dancing at the Townhouse and the Keg. Down […]

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