Pulpit Rock Lion Turned Into Art

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Pulpit Rock Lion Turned Into Art

By Manitou Julia on Saturday, February 18th, 2017 | No Comments

Pulpit Rock White Formation turns into Art. One of the white rock formations on the Pulpit Rock hike haunted me after finishing the hike and downloading the photos. I knew it had to get transformed into one or two of my surrealistic, abstractions images from my nature photos. At first sight, just thought of it […]

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 […]

Vibrant Water Colors in Williams Canyon Above Manitou Springs

By Manitou Julia on Friday, April 25th, 2014 | No Comments

The water in the creek seemed to be more colorful than I remembered. And so did the rocks. The colors must be created by new minerals unearthed and carried down from above. I need to go back and look at some of my past photos from hiking in Williams Canyon, but that is probably something […]

These Colorful Rock Formations Look Like What?

By Manitou Julia on Monday, March 31st, 2014 | No Comments

As always, I got lost in taking pictures at the Calhan Paint Mines and my hiking partner passed me by. So did another hiker. As I came around the bend I heard my hiking partner laughing with this gentleman hiker. She had thought I was right behind her and had pointed to a rock exclaiming, […]

Hiking in the Colorful Paint Mines in Calhan Colorado

By Manitou Julia on Sunday, March 23rd, 2014 | No Comments

Now for a completely different type of hike out on the Colorado Prairie. One has to drive about an 45 minutes out from the edge of Colorado Springs to get to Calhan where the Paint Mines Interpretive Park is located. This is one of the most spirit renewing hikes I have ever taken. I was […]

Brave Birds Among the Ancient Cedars in Garden of the Gods

By Manitou Julia on Thursday, March 20th, 2014 | No Comments

This hike had many interesting facets to it, not an ordinary Garden of the Gods hike. When we stopped for a lunch break on the way back down, there were some very brave birds. I often leave some nuts or dried fruit for creatures to find when we are gone. I placed a few pistachios […]

Took Two Mini-Hikes Today in Manitou Springs

By Manitou Julia on Wednesday, February 26th, 2014 | No Comments

Actually I took 3 Walks or mini-hikes that all related to being near Manitou Springs Fountain Creek. One was along Fountain Creek at The Fields Park and the other took me to the other end of Fountain Creek in Manitou Springs. I had a meeting at The Fields Park with a Manitou Springs City Official. […]

Hiked Tonight to a Board Meeting at the MAC

By Manitou Julia on Monday, February 24th, 2014 | No Comments

It is a half mile to the Manitou Art Center from my house. Not really a hike, but a good distance to travel that allowed me some time to think about what my day had revealed to me. A new health challenge was discovered during my appointment this afternoon at the Women’s Health Clinic. Probably […]

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