Colorado Springs


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csco001P7171850 (July 17, 2006) I had to travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado for some training for a few days in mid-July. A co-worker, Brad Luckett, and I flew into Denver, then drove down to Colorado Springs. Upon arriving in Colorado Springs, we checked out one of the coolest parts of town - Garden of the Gods State Park. csco001P7171850
csco002P7171851 We first stopped by the Visitor Center to get some info, and take some distance shots of Garden of the Gods (foreground) and Pike's Peak (highest distant peak in the middle). csco002P7171851
csco003P7171853 Zoomed in shot of part of Garden of the Gods and Pike's Peak in the distant center. csco003P7171853
csco004P7171854 Zoom in on the window in one of the sections that creates the csco004P7171854
csco005P7171862 After viewing a cool short video describing the geologic formation of the area, Brad and I went across to enter the Garden of the Gods. This is the Visitor Center as a decent thunderstorm builds overhead. csco005P7171862
csco006P7171863 Another angle on the welcoming sign. If you look close enough to the verticle edge of the rock, you can see the thin laminated beds of rock. You can also see the rippling on the face of the rock, which was pretty cool. csco006P7171863
csco007P7171864 The thunderstorms were beginning to roll in, and pretty much stayed the rest of the night off and on. csco007P7171864
csco008P7171865 Since the clouds were rolling in, the lighting became difficult to get great photos, other than some silhouetted shots of the rock formations. csco008P7171865
csco009P7171867 The red rock of the Fountain Arkosa Formation. csco009P7171867
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csco011P7171874 The csco011P7171874
csco012P7171875 The Lyons Sandstone Formation against the dark thunderstorm clouds that had begun to drop some rain. csco012P7171875
csco013P7171885 Before we headed to the car to wait out some of the rainshowers, we came across some deer that were eating some vegetation. The one in the distance on the left is lying down. csco013P7171885
csco014P7171887 This one came to within 20 feet of the walkway where we were taking its photo. csco014P7171887
csco015P7171906 After what we thought was the last drops of the passing rainshower, Brad and I headed back down the path to see some more of the rock. More opportunities to get some silhouetted photos, but... csco015P7171906
csco016P7171911 ...it started dumping rain again. Brad and I ran to the nearest angled rock to take cover. While waiting out the one and a half hour rainshower and thunderstorms, Brad couldn't resist trying to climb the rock face. We were relatively dry in this spot, but... csco016P7171911
csco017P7171916 ...the face of the nearest formation was getting dumped on, and beginning to form a small waterfall in a couple areas. csco017P7171916
csco018P7171918 It then began to hail. Here, Brad holds a pea-sized hailstone in his hand. csco018P7171918
csco019P7171920 A drainage stream formed on another nearby rock face. csco019P7171920
csco020P7171922 As the rain began to fade, the sun came out briefly to shed some light on the wet rock formations nearby. csco020P7171922
csco021P7171923 In the distance, though, more cumulonimbus clouds built for the later thunderstorms for the evening hours (view is roughly to the south-southwest). csco021P7171923
csco022P7171926 Our parting shot of the nearby rock face with the sunlight hitting it. csco022P7171926
csco023P7171931 Since the rain had stopped near us, we took advantage of the remaining daylight to look at more of the rock formations. Most of the rock beds were slightly overturned from the geologic forces of the past that built the most recent Rocky Mountains. csco023P7171931
csco024P7171932 Another silhouetted photo as the sun begins to set and the thunderstorms continue to form. csco024P7171932
csco025P7171934 A look back to the north from where we waited out the storm. csco025P7171934
csco026P7171942 Another shot to the north of the Fountain Arkosa Formation. csco026P7171942
csco027P7171943 A view to the south displayed a cool sunlit cumulonimbus cloud beginning to form an anvil, and... csco027P7171943
csco028P7171944 ...a zoomed in shot of the cloud. csco028P7171944
csco029P7171959 Some of the rock units had some collapsed rocks in them. Also, if you notice the greenish stuff on some of the rock faces, that is moss. csco029P7171959
csco030P7171967 Our last shot of the day is of this cool rock layer that slightly bends at the top. csco030P7171967
csco031P7191975 (July 19, 2006) The next to last day we were in town started off pretty good. We could see Pike's Peak from the hotel as the clouds just hung there. csco031P7191975
csco032P7191976 A zoomed in shot of Pike's Peak. csco032P7191976
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