Category: America – West

Basic Information Name: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Price:  Starting at $17.25 or less depending on season and age Hours: Summer: 9AM-6PM, Winter: 9AM-5PM More Information:

Basic Information What: Inspiration Point Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 2 miles Difficulty: Easy (358 feet in elevation gain) Time: 1 hour or less roundtrip More Information: SevenFalls.com

Basic Information What: Seven Falls Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Price: Daytime Rates (9am-5pm) Adults $9.25 | Children (6-15) $5.75 (Click here for more ticket info) More Information: SevenFalls.com Narrative Colorado Springs

This is 360 panorama shot I took from the 14,115 foot summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado: You can more about Pikes Peak at my prior postings about

Here is a 360 panorama shot I took from the summit of the 12,347 foot Greenhorn Mountain in Colorado: You can read about my hike up Greenhorn Mountain

Basic Information What: Hayman Fire Burn Scar Where: Northwest of Woodland Park, Colorado More Information: Denver Post Narrative I recently decided to take a drive up Highway 67

 Prior Posting: Pikes Peak Via the Devil’s Playground Trail – Part 1 Narrative (Continued) After finishing up my donuts and coffee in the Summit House on the top

Basic Information Name:  Devil’s Playground Trail Where: Pikes Peak, Colorado (14,115 feet / 4,302 meters) Distance: 12 miles Elevation Gain: 4,150 feet Time: 7-10 hours Difficulty: Hard Map

Basic Information  Name: Catamount Trail Where: Green Mountain Falls, Colorado Distance: 7.31 miles Time: 3-5 hours roundtrip Difficulty: Medium (1,539 ft elevation gain) More Info: CoSpringsTrails.com The GPS

Basic Information Name: Grays Peak Where: Silver Plume, Colorado Height: 14,270 ft Distance: 6 miles Difficulty: Moderate (Weather and snow can make this difficult) More Information: 14ers.com GPS