A Trip to Seven Falls

Tim: Today we made a trip to another area attraction, Seven Falls (picture above). It was relatively affordable ($8.75 each) and is located just ten minutes from downtown Colorado Springs. Nestled deep within Cheyenne Canyon, it is Colorado's only waterfall to be listed in National Geographic's "List of International Waterfalls." It has been called the “Grandest Mile of Scenery in Colorado.”

It cascades 181 feet in seven distinct steps down a solid cliff of pikes peak granite. Wildlife is everywhere, including hummingbirds, rainbow trout and the rare, waterfall nesting- American Dipper. The picture here is of another of the interesting birds in the area, the Steller's jay:



There were also a lot of chipmunks that were nearly tame and a lot bigger than the ones back in the Midwest. Here is one of them:



Blasted 14 stories straight up through solid granite, a mountain elevator can be used to safely transport all who venture here to the “Eagles Nest” platform, where the most spectacular view of Seven Falls is experienced (or you can climb up there, which is over 170 steps).

The picture below is one Candy took of some dolls in the window of one of the gift shops at the park. They look like little people sitting in a window:



In addition, Native Americans present interpretations of Indian dances at the park. However, today they only performed one show at 6 p.m. and we were there too early for the show.

It has been pretty darn hot here, but interestingly enough, it does not feel too badly. We have been in the upper 90's for the last week, but it is so dry here that the heat index is way lower than the actual temperature.

Have a great day tomorrow!