Pulpit Rock February 2017

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Pulpit Rock February 2017

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, February 16th, 2017 | No Comments

It has been a few years since I last hiked the trails at Pulpit Rock. There was absolutely no signage indicating where to turn off of Nevada Avenue or where the trail head actually is located. And the entrance for the parking lot is quite different looking. But we did find it after a couple […]

Catamount Reservoir Hike Near Woodland Park Colorado

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 | No Comments

Hiked to the Catamount Reservoir on June 24, 2015. Took a longer hike yesterday than last weeks hike. Started a bit earlier and had blue skies at the start. As we hiked farther beautiful big puffy white clouds appeared all around. The trail seemed to end, but we walked along the shore a bit farther. […]

Lovell Gulch June 2015

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 | No Comments

Lovell Gulch outside of Woodland Park, Colorado on June 17, 2015. It is truly time to get back to posting my hikes. Or at least the images that I captured on them. Lovell Gulch was awesome today! If you can get up to Lovell Gulch for a hike in the next few days, you will […]

Hiking Fountain Valley for the Third Time

By Manitou Julia on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 | No Comments

On the last day of May, I went for another Stroll in Fountain Valley Park. It was a bit different from the other hikes. It started with a sighting of this very relaxed bunny by the Visitor Center. On the pond behind the Visitor Center there were three turtles sharing a log. In the big […]

Siamese Twin Trail in the Garden of the Gods

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 | No Comments

When we found ourselves back at the Spring Canyon Parking lot, we still wanted to spend more time hiking. So we headed up the Siamese Twin trail in the Garden of the Gods. I usually hike up from the Northern part of the trail, but since we were at the Southern end, we just started […]

New Favorite Hike in the Garden of the Gods

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 | No Comments

Last week I had planned on doing a hike heading to the Hot Springs with my hiking friend, but time didn’t allow this. Plus I also am having some trouble with my left knee. And neither of us really felt like taking a long hike. So my hiking friend and I decided to explore a […]

Ute Valley Park is an Urban Trail in Colorado Springs

By Manitou Julia on Friday, May 9th, 2014 | No Comments

Although Ute Valley Park is surrounded by homes, most of the trail seems as if you are deep in the wilderness. The most spectacular landmark is a hogback ridge, but it also has many sandstone cliffs and mesas and plus some flat and wooded areas. So hiking in this park has many rich experiences of […]

Rusty and Wooden Items Along the Trail at Fountain Creek Nature Trail

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 | No Comments

I am always intrigued by rusty items I find on trails. This trail had some very wonderful rusty things, including some that were still in use. There were many valve wheels that were related to what I believe was an irrigation ditch that was on one side of the trail. I have no idea what […]

Reflections Upon Fountain Valley Nature Center Trail

By Manitou Julia on Sunday, April 6th, 2014 | No Comments

I actually hiked the same trails twice in a week. I had never been to the Fountain Creek Nature Center and the trails that go into the wetlands and also wind along Fountain Creek in Fountain, Colorado. The first time on Saturday was just a “stroll” with the Deja Vu Singles group. That was fun […]

Calhan Paint Mines Offers Wonderful Formations

By Manitou Julia on Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 | 2 Comments

There is a rich diversity of life out on the Colorado prairie that is rarely seen by visitors, as the mountains are the biggest draw. The Calhan Paint Mines is an archeological district on the plains of Colorado that has a very diverse ecological system that includes prairie, wetlands and badlands filled with fantastic formations. […]

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