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Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak is a legendary mountain outside of Colorado Springs CO. Perhaps most noteworthy is the Pikes Peak road race held every year. You can hike up, ride a bike, drive up or when it reopens in 2021 take the cog railway. I was skeptical about the drive, but if you don’t look over the edge to often you will be fine. The day we went up the temperature when we started was approaching 100 degrees, but at the top…

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Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

At Red Rocks you are surrounded by 738 total acres of deer, dinosaurs, pines and prairie, geological wonders and spectacular vistas. At 6,450 feet above sea level, Red Rocks Park is a unique transitional zone where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains. Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a geological phenomenon – the only naturally-occurring, acoustically perfect amphitheatre in the world comprised of two, 300 foot monoliths. From Sting and The Beatles, to opera stars and U2, every artist aspires to…

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