Category: America – West

Prior Posting: The Seven Bridges Trail to Mt. Buckhorn Trail Loop – Part 1 ________________________________________________________________________________ From the Seven Bridges the Mt. Buckhorn Trail Loop proceeds steeply up a

Basic Trail Information Name: The Seven Bridges Trail to Mt. Buckhorn Trail Loop Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 10 miles round trip Difficulty: medium to hard (2,024 ft.

This is a picture I took recently of the sun setting over Pikes Peak.

This is a picture I took of the sun rising over the prairie to the east of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Basic Trail Information Name: The Palmer Red Rock Trail Loop Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 5.5 miles round trip Difficulty: medium (1,200 ft. elevation gain) Time: 2-3 hours

Basic Information Start Point: Colorado Springs End Point: Westcliffe, Colorado Distance: 240 miles round trip Time: Full Day More Info: Custer County website Google Map of the Drive:

Basic Trail Information Name: Mt. Cutler Trail Where: Colorado Springs, Colorado Distance: 3.0 miles round trip Difficulty: easy to medium Time: 1.5 hour round-trip More Info: Colorado Springs

Basic Trail Information Name: Talon Trail Where: Cheyenne Mountain State Park, Colorado Distance: 8.6 miles Difficulty: moderate Time: 3 hour round-trip More Info: Cheyenne Mountain State Park website CMSP

The Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado is one of my favorite places to go hike and take pictures.  However, the above photo from Flickr user

Basic Trail Information Name: Petrified Forest Loop Where: Florissant National Monument, Colorado Distance: 1.0 mile Difficulty: easy Time: 1 hour round-trip More Info: Florissant Fossil Beds N.M. website Google