Tag: garden of the gods
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$2M project to improve safety, accessibility at Garden of the Gods set to begin later this year
Colorado Springs officials soon will begin a new project at Garden of the Gods they say will enhance the visitor experience for its 5 million annual guests by improving park safety and increasing accessibility. Over the course of about nine months, crews will install 8,000 linear feet of new waterline and new fire hydrants in the…
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National parks are fantasy worlds in the maps of a Colorado artist
Not long ago in his parents’ Colorado Springs home, a young man came by his boyhood pen. This was the Lamy Safari Fountain pen Alex Burden had used some 20 years ago during elementary school in Germany. “The last time I used one was in third grade,” he recalled. Now he got an idea. With…
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Garden of the Gods will offer rare peace and quiet for upcoming morning
In the middle of the busy season at Garden of the Gods, an upcoming morning promises rare serenity. June 26 is the next scheduled Early Bird Hike and Bike at the park. From 5-8 a.m. that Wednesday, Garden of the Gods’ entrances will be closed to vehicles for people on foot or self-powered wheels to…
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Tips and tricks for navigating rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region
With spring in full swing, it is not just people who are coming out and enjoying the nice weather after a long winter; it is rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region. Spring and fall are primetime for rattlesnakes as the weather is conducive for them, not too hot or cold. In the summertime, people…
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Tips and tricks for navigating rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region
With spring in full swing, it is not just people who are coming out and enjoying the nice weather after a long winter; it is rattlesnake season in the Pikes Peak region. Spring and fall are primetime for rattlesnakes as the weather is conducive for them, not too hot or cold. In the summertime, people…
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A Colorado Springs writer of today reflects on Helen Hunt Jackson’s words of yesterday
Ahead of Red Rock Canyon opening in 2005 to be one of Colorado Springs’ favorite public grounds, Stewart Green was tasked with establishing climbing routes across the sandstone walls. This led him to naming some of the formations. One was the unmistakable behemoth appearing to submerge near the park’s center — “the whale,” Green called…
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Tips and tricks for navigating rattlesnake season in Colorado Springs
With spring in full swing, it is not just people who are coming out and enjoying the nice weather after a long winter; it is rattlesnake season in Colorado Springs. Spring and fall are primetime for rattlesnakes as the weather is conducive for them, not too hot or cold. In the summertime, people do not…
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First-ever Garden of the Gods Art Festival draws thousands
Thousands of art enthusiasts turned out for the first-ever Garden of the Gods Art Festival over the weekend. The event, held at the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site, drew nearly 4,000 people on Saturday, according to festival director Liz King. “We had no idea what to expect, since it was a first-time show,” King said.…
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Tour local art studios, visit an art festival this weekend in Colorado Springs
Celebrate art this weekend with a range of events around the Springs. This weekend, you can tour local artists’ studios for Art All Around and visit the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site for the Garden of the Gods Art Festival. At Art All Around, the public is invited to stop by studios of local artists…
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His family has been called the first in Colorado tourism. Can the legacy last?
The Colorado man who has famously spent his life selling souvenirs keeps a few of his own. “This is one. Look at this thing!” Bill Carle remarks, holding up a thing that is difficult to discern, until several blackened, silver charms become clear. Tiny, collectible wagons, burros, bighorn sheep, pine cones and more were burnt…