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Flowstone & draperies Helictites (Cave of the Winds, Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA) As the water table dropped within the cave system air began to fill the passageways and caverns. Stalactites formed on the cave's ceilings as calcium carbonate-rich water dripped leaving thin calcite rings that grew into icicle-like shapes over thousands of years.
Inspiration Point, Colorado Springs. There are two hiking trails that begin at the top of Seven Falls. They are open from May through October until 7 p.m. The Inspiration Point trail is a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) winding trail to Inspiration Point and takes about one hour round trip. There are views of the city of Colorado Springs and the plains.
Last week I mentioned I was on a road trip. Well this week I arrived at my destination: Colorado Springs. This city, with over 486,000 residents, lies at the foot of the eastern Rocky Mountains.
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is an adventure park, located above Glenwood Springs, Colorado, about 160 miles (260 km) west of Denver.Only cave tours were available prior to 2003 before the park was expanded.
There are two entrances to the cave, both at the end of Spring Cave Trail. Most visitors prefer the nearest entrance, an over-two-meter-high passageway. From there one descends through several rooms leading to a permanent ladder, followed by more rooms leading to the river. It is the largest river inside a cave in Colorado.
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The Twin Sisters Peaks are mountains in Colorado, located in the Front Range in Larimer County, Colorado, straddling Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest. Historical names [ edit ]
The Comanche people call them Huajatolla (/ w ɑː h ɑː ˈ t ɔɪ ə / wah-hah-TOY-ə) or Wa-ha-toy-yah meaning "double mountain" The two peaks, East Spanish Peak at elevation 12,688 feet (3,867 m) and West Spanish Peak at elevation 13,631 feet (4,155 m), are east of, and separate from, the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains .