Garden of the gods

Tim: Today, Candy and I made a trip up Interstate 25 to Colorado Springs to take some time to visit the Garden of the Gods Park, a registered natural landmark located at the base of Pike's Peak. It is a 1,340 acre free park which is known for its magnificent red sandstone rock formations (see panorama above). The rock formations are so surreal that it looks like Mother Nature teamed with Salvador Dali (the melting watch artist) in forming it.

One of the rocks that is featured in the park is considered by some as the most famous rocks in the country. It is called Balanced Rock and is pictured below. According to the park's website, a layer at the base of the rock has more shale formed from mud that wore away faster and left a small support on which the huge rock is balanced. I had the chance to climb up onto the rock and it really is huge and incredible up close.
Here are some more photos from today. As you will see, the colors are amazing:

Our time in Pueblo is coming to a close, so we are getting ready to head out on June 30th. However, we have one more educational trip to make before we leave. On Tuesday, we are heading down to Chaco Canyon, a remote national park and an ancient urban center of spectacular public architecture in New Mexico. It is part of the sacred homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of the Southwest.

Candy and I hope all of the dads reading the blog had a great Father's Day. Have a great week!