Denver Highlights

We had a great two week stay in the Denver area visiting family.  Enjoyed some golf at a couple of great courses and had some great food. We took several day trips during the week while the others went to work.

We made a repeat walk through Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs.  It is such an amazing and colorful place to walk.  Most of it is level and accessible for wheelchairs.  It’s hard to believe it is free.  We watched rock climbers – some just learning.





Our daughter and son in law took us to the aquarium in Denver.  They had never been there.  It was a pretty cool aquarium.  My favorite was the mermaids.  They gave a great performance underwater.  Their costumes were very realistic and boy could they swim.     

 Near Colorado Springs and Garden of the Gods and at the foot of Pikes Peak is a small town called Manitou Springs.  This small town is home to the Manitou Cliff Dwellings a rare historical treasure. Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await you here. There are no "Do Not Touch" signs. You are free to touch and even go inside these fascinating architectural remnants of an American Indian culture that roamed the Four Corners area of the Southwest from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300.  Well worth the $9.50 entry fee.

While driving out in the area of Pikes Peak we stumbled on a quaint looking town called Cripple Creek.  It has some wonderful Victorian architecture.  It was a fun little town.  The down town area has several blocks of old buildings that have mostly been turned into casinos.