After we finished our jeep tour of
we headed straight to Colorado Springs
where our friends have a beautiful home on eight acres . . .
with this gorgeous view from their back patio. . .
where we sat and drank coffee each morning.
These wild turkeys wandered through every afternoon while we were there. . .
and they said they normally see elk in the pasture. . .
and even a resident bear makes a pass through. . .
We certainly enjoyed our stay with them. . .
and although we love everything about RV’ing. . .
I must admit, the private bath in every bedroom was a huge bonus!
First thing on the agenda Thursday morning, well, after we visited the Focus on the Family Campus,
was to take Curtis and Brenda out to the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. . .
where there is a postcard quality view of Pikes Peak from the balcony. . .spectacular!
although not quite as spectacular this trip as it was when we saw it in early May. . .
Next stop. . .Manitou Springs. . .
What a beautiful little town, right on the edge of Colorado Springs.
Town Square Clock
and a little history. . .
and being an artist. . .I loved this mural.
Although mostly tourist shops, (very hippie style tourist shops)
Manitou Springs is also where you need to go to
take the Cog Railway to the top of Pike’s Peak,
and is also famous for it’s Soda Water Springs.
Since we are taking our grandaughter there next week. . .
I’ll get more pics, and tell you a little more about all of it.
our last sightseeing stop of the day. . .
the Chapel at the Air Force Academy. . .gorgeous!
the cross hanging over the altar looked like a sword to me. . .
and I always, always find pipe organs intriguing. . .
the glow from the stained glass windows added to the ambience. . .
and the sunbeams breaking through the clouds,
as we came out of the Chapel, certainly seemed appropriate. . .
It was a wonderful day with our family. . .
but it wasn’t the end of our sightseeing. . .
we’re doing more tomorrow!
We love to hear from you so leave us a comment. . .
and if you’ve visited Manitou Springs
or the Air Force Chapel in Colorado Springs,
include the link to your posts. . .
we’d love to read your impressions. . .and see your pics.
Safe travels everyone,
Janice
That was certainly a gorgeous view from the back patio. Nice to have friends in beautiful places. :)
ReplyDeleteI say AMEN to that Judy. . .
DeleteSome beautiful views here. The chapel at the Academy is inspiring.
ReplyDeleteI've always wanted to see the Chapel. . .glad we finally had the opportunity!
DeleteThe American public has no idea how much it costs to graduate a class from the Air Force Academy. We had the opportunity to witness that graduation several years ago, and then, a few years later, a wedding in that chapel (same person). The graduation lasts several days. They have the ceremony where the senior class passes command (?) to the upcoming seniors which included a flyover of just about everything the Air Force flies or ever has flown. Of course they came from all over the country to get there. I-25 was jammed with onlookers. (For those unaware, I-25 goes right buy the academy). There is another special ceremony where the new lieutenants have their bars pinned on by someone special. Then, the next day, comes the actual ceremony in the football stadium. I can't remember now whether this took two or three days.
ReplyDeleteThe chapel actually contains three chapels; Catholic, Protestant and Jewish. The day of the wedding, there were actually two weddings going on. Fortunately we got to the right place at the right time.
Our friend is now a Captain and flies B-1 bombers out of Ellsworth Air Force Base at Rapid City SD. And has a child on the way.
JC
That is true that there are three chapels JC. . .I completely forgot about that because the main one was so beautiful. . .it left the others in it's shadow!
DeleteWe got there just as all the cadet classes were dismissing to the dorms. . .which was rather interesting. It seems that perhaps the first year class has to run everywhere. . .do you know if that is true?
We were also there for the end of the day lowering the flag ceremony. . .it was cool to see everyone. . .civilians and cadets alike come to attention as the trumpets began. . .
Glad you got to witness a graduation. . .I'm sure that is magnificent. . .
Lovely header photo!
ReplyDeleteLove the Pike Peaks area. We visited the Chapel years ago. It is awesome. Hope you got to see it at night. Magnificent!
Thanks Marsha. . .as you can see. . .your lessons on the header pics worked. . .LOL!
DeleteDidn't see the chapel at night. . .but loved it. . .and so glad we experienced it!
Enjoy setting up housekeeping again. . .
We haven't been to that part of Colorado yet, so I especially loved your post!
ReplyDeleteOur commitment to Oregon State Parks at Cape Blanco is until Sept. 30th. Then
we head south to San Jose, CA to see our youngest son, the doctors and dental
check ups sort of thing.
Thanks for reading our blog!
Kathy Webb
Birdingrvers.com
Well, although this summer has been a little warm, it is a lovely place to be. . .and we have enjoyed it thoroughly. . .making our way back to Texas for the same dentists, doctors, experience, etc. . .
DeleteYour part of the world is on our list. . .just not sure when!
Enjoy Cape Blanco. . .hope the weather clears up for ya!