Colorado Springs Trip

Sanders and I just returned from a fabulous trip to The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs. He had the annual SAO meeting there so it was a great excuse to get away. We left on Wednesday and didn't come home until Sunday so we had 5 days of total rest and relaxation - which we desperately needed. The hotel was great because it had everything there you could possibly need - great restaurants, a gym, spa, shopping, pool etc. We pretty much did it all - we slept late, went hiking, got massages at the spa, exercised, laid by the pool and ate some great meals. Our main goal was to come back rested and ready for our crazy kids - which we definitely accomplished. I think it would be a great place to bring the kids back one day.

Here are some pictures from the trip:

Our hotel

The main building

The west side. The buildings were separated by a gorgeous lake

another view of the lake

the pool. It was an infinity pool that overlooked the lake

We wanted to go hiking on Friday so we asked our concierge where to go and she suggested this trail that you could walk to from the hotel. So we put on our tennis shoes, packed the backpack with the essentials and set out on our adventure.

we found a nice man walking by that took our picture

The "mule" deer are commonly seen around the area and don't run off when they see you. We got pretty close to this one

The start of our hike up the mountain. The top was 7200 ft elevation

All of the surroundings were beautiful

About half-way up. You can see the city behind Sanders

Almost to the top. You can see Seven Falls behind Sanders which is a beautiful waterfall.

At the top! Found another nice couple to take our picture

this is a picture of our hotel - which we walked from to get here. It looked so far away!

Sanders near the edge which made me nervous!

a picture of the road below us. It was a long way down!

we made it back down to the bottom

drinking a cold beer after our 7 mile hike. It was well deserved

relaxing by the pool

On Saturday we ventured out to see the Garden of the Gods which is a registered National Natural Landmark of these beautiful rock formations. It was a 6 mile trail around the park which we ran some and walked some. I preferred the walking due to the rocky trails and uneven paths but I tried to keep up with Sanders.

this was called the "kissing camels"

posing in front of the rocks