The drive today was about 3 hours and through the flattest land we have seen so far. Eastern Colorado is mostly prairie lands with some livestock. We did see antelope and bison on the way. The bison seemed to be on a farm but I'm not sure about the antelope. One cool thing is that you can see Pike’s Peak shortly after you get into Colorado. We started seeing it from at least 80 miles away.
We did some touring in Colorado Springs before we went to Rick and Meg’s. The Garden of the Gods was our first stop. There are some really unusual rock formations, as you can see in the photo. There are also some great walking trails and we walked some, but not too much as it was in the 90’s and at very high altitude. We then drove to the Air Force Academy. The campus is huge and in a very beautiful setting in the foothills of the mountains. We visited the chapel, which is the highlight of the campus with its futuristic design. It reminds me of a spaceship, if it were designed in the 50’s.
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