Category: America – West

Basic Information Name: Pikes Peak Highway Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 19 miles Admission: $16 per adult, $6 for children, and 5 years old and under are free. More

It has been an unbelievable time this past week here in Colorado Springs with the Waldo Canyon Fire destroying many homes on the west side of the city.

Summary Name: St. Mary’s Falls Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 6.2 miles Difficulty: Easy-Medium (1,490 ft elevation gain) More Information: Colorado Springs Trails GPS Map & Elevation

Summary Name: Silver Cascade Falls Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: Less than 1 mile Difficulty: Easy (200 feet elevation gain) More Information: Colorado Springs Trails Narrative North Cheyenne

Basic Information Name: Waldo Canyon Trail Where: Manitou Springs, Colorado Distance: 6.2 miles Difficulty: Medium (Elevation gain of 1,145 ft) More Info: LocalHikes.com GPS Map & Elevation: Narrative

Basic Information Name: Vindicator Trail Where: Victor, Colorado Length: 2 miles Difficulty: Easy More Info: Trails of Gold website Map of the Trail: Narrative After finishing our beautiful

Basic Information Name: Gold Camp Road Where: Colorado Springs to Cripple Creek, Colorado Distance: 30 miles More Info: Traillink.com Narrative Since Colorado Springs is located adjacent to the

This panorama picture is from the slopes of the Rampart Range above the US Air Force Academy on the Stanley Canyon Trail. You can read more about my

Basic Trail Information Name: The Stanley Canyon Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 4 miles round trip Difficulty: medium (1,391 ft climb) Time: 2-3 hours round-trip More Info:

This is a panorama picture I took from the Mt. Buckhorn Trail high above North Cheyenne Canyon to the west of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  You can read more