The Falls

June 6,
We arrived in Colorado Springs after a beautiful ride through the High Plains of New Mexico and Colorado. We are staying at a campground in the mountains, where there are many hummingbirds and stories of a bear that raids the dumpster at night. We spent the first night ready with lights and camera but he never showed. Actually wildlife has been scarce for most of our trip.

We headed for Seven Falls and on our way found the free city park, Helen Hunt Falls. The ride into Cheyenne Canyon and the Falls were beautiful. Many people were enjoying the picnic areas and hiking trails.

We then headed to the Seven Falls, where they were two, 200 step, staircases. One lead to an observation platform and the other followed the falls up the mountain. We chose the elevator and thoroughly enjoyed our view of the falls.

The critter at the bottom is real. He's a ground squirrel and there were bunches of them around the snackbar!