Garden of the Gods

Amanda's Dad surprised us with an impromptu visit to Colorado Springs in February. His original flight to Maryland got delayed because of a snowstorm. Since he already had the time off - and really wanted to see some grandkids, he got his flight changed to Colorado. It was fun to have him for a few days. We actually visited some of the places here that we had never been to. Our first stop was to the Garden of the Gods.

Here's Emma and Grandpa with the beautiful rocks in the background.


Rachel at the visitor's center


You can't really see the rocks but I couldn't resist this cute one of Emma


The huge rock formations are really impressive up close and in person.




The kids all had to get in this crevice.


And Grandpa had to get in on the fun as well.


Here's Rachel and Grandpa with the "kissing camels" in the background.


And here's why they call it that.


Here are the rest of the photos:

We had a nice time - despite it being a little bit cold. We'll have to go back in the summer and walk around a bit more.