Day 22

We got a late start leaving Colorado Springs this morning but knew we didn't have far to go - 7 Falls was our destination. Not quite what Tom and I were thinking - we thought 7 falls meant 7 waterfalls :) Not so, it was one waterfall broken into 7 steps. Still beautiful and interesting, just not quite what we were expecting.




Our next stop was only 15 minutes away - the Garden of the Gods. This is a park in the city that has wonderfully shaped rocks in a flat area somewhat like Monument Valley. We thoroughly enjoyed driving and walking around looking and taking pictures.

All the rocks are a wonderful red
except this one!
Here he is again

Aren't these just marvelous


Tom has been teaching me how to take pictures of flowers and in our contest today he won hands down lol.
As soon as we saw this little fellow we knew he needed his picture taken. This is Tom's attempt
This is my attempt. I thought some kids might enjoy this mjore :)

We passed on our third stop of the day and did a Walmart pit stop instead and got our daily salad and bunch of bananas and then left for the great unknown - our favourite thing to do - drive and see what you can find.
Tom had been concerned that taking a 4 lane highway might prove a little boring but it was absolutely beautiful, really breathtaking.



This route took us through Vail, Breckenbridge and finally Glenwood Springs where we are spending the night. Very interesting seeing these towns and how they keep the old look to all there buildings.
We quit early tonight because I was tired after yesterdays hill walking so thought we'd just take it easy tonight - no laundry tonight!
Tomorrow is an adventure day (again), we'll see what we can find and see where God leads us.
I didn't tell you about the girls (women) we met on the train yesterday or the woman we tried to help on the top of Pike's Peak who couldn't catch her breath because of the altitude. Believe it or not they actually sell oxygen for those with asthma to use. But that's all a different story.