Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs

Garden of the Gods is so named because, "... it is a fit place for the Gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods."~ surveyor, 1859.
And, in my opinion, the nearly 500 acres encompasses all that is beautiful about Colorado. More than 100 years ago it was privately owned by Charles Perkins for his summer home retreat. In 1909, after his death, his family donated the land to the city of Colorado Springs with the instruction that the area should always remain free to the public, and with structures built only for the necessary maintenance of the land. It is simply a beautiful place to 'get back to nature'. Lisi, Amy, Isabella & Mark
Isabella & her Daddy
sweet sisters~ who LOVED 'rock climbing'!
"Rock Climbing Prohibited" sign

5 comments:

hahainlala said...

Those are GREAT pictures and by the way...you look FABULOUS!!!
Love,
yfc

Anonymous said...

Great pictures! Next time you come to Colorado let me know...Winston would love to see the you and the girls again and so would I. It looks like you had a wonderful trip. My Aunt and Uncle live near Focus on the family so I know that area well. Miss you!

Unknown said...

love that place! it's so.....pure. and peaceful. when i went, it was early morning. gorgeous.

Lori Eilers said...

Great pics!! I think Colorado is now on my wish list.

Dara said...

that top pic needs to be a christmas card! how beautiful!