Garden of the Gods

While my parents were in town we took a little road trip to the Garden of the Gods.

 This place draws a ton of people. Rock climbers flock here because of the awesome red rocks. 

 There is just something about the rocks that are there that make this place so intriguing. They seem so random. There are trails all over for hiking and biking.

 The views are fantastic. The Garden of the Gods is just a great place to hang out, go for a walk or jog, or just take in the scenery.

Seriously. These huge, random rocks are incredible, and apparently fun to climb.

We brought the kids' bikes with us and they were able to ride all over while my parents, babies, and I walked around.

Garden of the Gods

We took a little trip to Garden of the Gods on our anniversary as well.  This is what you see as you drive up.  See the red rocks?  That’s it.We got to walk around a little park with massive big red rocks.  Cool, huh?  You just don’t see awesome big rocks everyday. As we got closer we heard voices.  No, they weren’t dead people. They were rock climbers.  Now can you go back to the photo above and see them way up there?

And look!  That guy isn’t wearing any shoes.  I would have to say that is was almost 90 degrees out.  I don’t think those rocks were cold or anything. So after we saw those rock climbers Jared decided to start some rock climbing.  Whew!  It’s tough, but somebody’s got to do it.Then we walked around the park and admired how massive and flat they were.  Then we headed over to the visitor center where we learned the history of this place.  It was donated to the city as long as it remained “forever free.”  So if you’re ever in the area check it out.  There are some great little walking trails and rocks to climb. Overall it’s a pretty neat place to hangout.

Here’s the view of Garden of the Gods from across the street at the visitor center.  Beautiful isn’t it?  See the little red rocks that sort stand out?  That’s where the rock climbers were, I think.

Practicing my sun flare! The view was just gorgeous and the weather was starting to cool down, so we just hung out…until they almost kicked us out.The flowers were so pretty as well, so I had to stick this in there.  :)On our way back to our hotel we cut back through the park as the sun was going down. Such a fun and beautiful place.  We might have to bring the kids back sometime.