Garden of the Gods for the Last Time

Ok ... just because I have an excess of images here from the garden of the gods, I'm posting them once more then we can move on to other images! Again, since I have too many Garden of the Gods images, you are getting four of them here and the rest will be up on FLICKR HERE by the time you read this. Next images to come include images from Bear Creek regional park, Pike's Peak, and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo!

The first image is of the central Garden of the Gods from the high point on ridge road. The second image is from one of the most picturesque parts of the Garden. This is the highest place you can get to (without rock climbing) in the central parts of the garden. The third image is of the famous "Pike's Peak" as the sun falls behind the mountain range. Finally, the last image shows what I was talking about earlier about the Colorado Springs landscape, desert and mountains!

Ridge Road Look Out


Up Close and Personal with the Garden of the Gods


Pike's Peak from the Garden of the Gods


Desert and Mountains

STILL the Garden of the Gods

Ok .... so I have a lot of images from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs that I want to share with you. These are three from my second time hiking through the Garden. The rest of the images from the first time through have all been thrown up on FLICKR HERE.

The first image is from one of the high vantage points overlooking the the mountains in the distance, including the famous Pike's Peak which is dead center. The second is of the Grey Rock (maybe it is the white one, I have to double check) close to the entrance to the main paths in the Garden. And finally, the third one is taken FROM the top of the same Grey Rock looking into the gateway of the paths in the central garden.

Ridge Road Lookout in the Garden of the Gods


The Grey Rock in the Garden of the Gods


Gateway to the Central Garden of the Gods

Garden of the Gods

Here's the scoop. I am WAY behind. I have two images I haven't posted from Ottawa/Gatineau and I have a whole series of images from my leave in Cape Breton. To top it all off I'm on TD in Colorado Springs, CO and of course I'll be shooting here as well. I've decided that I'm more than likely going to give the Colorado Springs shots the priority and post them as I have them edited. I figure if you are a regular visitor to Scerakor Photography you have already seen many images of both Ottawa/Gatineau AND lots from Cape Breton. You are probably a bit more interested in hearing (and seeing!!) what's going on here. Without further adieu, here is the first couple images from a park here called "The Garden of the Gods". This is a free park that you can drive through marveling at the natural red rock formations. I don't have a whole lot of information on it since I dashed out there on a whim after supper and was battling the setting sun. The first rock is the "Balancing Rock". Apparently one of the pioneers of the area bought the land around the rock and took pictures of visitors with the rock for $.25! The other is another one of the prominent rock "mountains" in the park that can be seen from a ways around.

I find Colorado Springs interesting since it really is a mix of environments. Walking through here you get the impression of a desert, with cacti, dry weedy plands, dry dust, and these amazing red rocks. But, the REAL mountains around are a part of the Rocky Mountain us Canadian's (Western :P) know and love. If I get the time I'll definitely make it back out the the Garden of the Gods to get the rest of the park seen! More to come!

Garden of the Gods' "Balancing Rock"


Red Rocks and Fence in the Garden of the Gods