We spent a couple hours hiking the trails at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. Or at least most of the time we were hiking on trails. I led the group off trail a couple times.



Parts of the canyon were once mined for stone, leaving ziggurat-shaped walls.


Garden of the Gods a mile or so to the north.

l. to r. Pikes Peak and Ute Pass, the Rampart Range, Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs and Red Rocks Canyon.






