Garden of the Gods

We arrived here on July 4 for 4 nights. This was a very nice park and was completely booked for the holiday. I am glad I made reservations. Our pull through site was not too level and was too close to our neighbors for my taste. However, it had full hookups with 50 amp service and a picnic table. Most sites had no grass and were 100 percent gravel. We did not spend much time here except to sleep and was a little pricey at $53.50 per night. I would rate this park P****. There is a lot to see from this location. There is the Garden of the Gods which is a park with natural red stone formations. Rock climbers like to scale the cliffs here. Pikes peak is close by in Manitou Springs. You can drive up this mountain or take a train to the peak from Manitou Springs. Cripple creek is also about an hour away where they have many gambling casino's. Since this is our third trip to Colorado Springs, we have visited these destinations in the past. We came here specifically to visit Aggie's sister Joanie and her husband John. We cruised up to Manitou Springs to observe their fireworks. The economy reduced the show to 15 minutes, but Aggie enjoyed walking around town and poking into shops. However, Joanie kept us busy. We visited Bishop's Castle (a separate post), went kayaking in Frisco on Dillon Lake, stopped in Breckenridge for lunch and watched these bicylists foraging this stream on their bikes. Joanie & Aggie took a train ride along the Royal Gorge and visited an Abby while I replaced a defective tire valve extention, went grocery shopping, and washed the car. John had to work, but we visited him in the evening and had 2 great meals at their home. Buddy was having a ball playing with their dog Daisy, a dalmation, and Buddy spent an overnight romping through their house and fenced yard. Joanie spend an overnight in our motorhome one night. After Joanie and Aggie barged into a family reunion party, we played a game of scrabble.