Rocky Faces
Pulpit Rock Lion Turned Into Art
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
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 […]
Siamese Twin Trail in the Garden of the Gods
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
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 […]
Incredibly Interesting Rocks and Views at Ute Valley Park
I love interesting rocks almost as much as I love driftwood to take photographs of and find faces and creatures within them. This trail had many more interesting rocks and rock formations than driftwood. Not sure why, but it did. There were just a few interesting tree stumps with green accents on this trail in […]
Lizards and Rocky Sentinels in Williams Canyon Above Manitou Springs
There is white rock outcropping that I have taken pictures of many times when approaching the Williams Canyon Trail head. And above it is a few rocky creatures that have a keyhole to the sky between them that I have also taken pictures of from both directions. My hiking partner pointed to the opening in […]
These Colorful Rock Formations Look Like What?
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, […]
Paths Into Colorful Formations at the Paint Mines Park
As we walked across the prairie, the path started to climb upwards. The large rock at the top had a big smile on his dinosaur face, and we were soon to discover why. He had a magnificent view of the largest area of the Paint Mine formations that visitors get to view from above, the […]
Calhan Paint Mines Offers Wonderful Formations
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. […]
Hiking Creek Beds and Among Ancient Cedars in Garden of the Gods
This is one of my Most Favorite Hikes in the Garden of the Gods, or anywhere. I hadn’t been on this “secret” trail in about two years. It starts off on a mellow creek bed, then there is an uphill climb to an open area. Next you can hike up to a grove of Ancient […]