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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.
The Ancestral Puebloans lived and travelled the Four Corners area of the Southwestern United States from 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300. Ancestral Puebloan peoples did not permanently live in the Manitou Springs area, but lived and built their cliff dwellings in the Four Corners area and across the Northern Rio Grande, several hundred miles southwest of Manitou Springs.
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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.
The Collegiate Peaks Scenic Byway is a 57-mile (92 km) Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Chaffee and Lake counties, Colorado, US. The Byway follows the upper Arkansas River past the Collegiate Peaks , featuring eight of the highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains .
The highpoint of the trail is at 12,850 feet (3,917 m) on the ridge below South River Peak and the lowest point is where the trail drops to the headwaters of the Los Pinos River at 10,500 feet (3,200 m). Altogether, there is 16,400 feet (4,999 m) of elevation gain and 14,700 feet (4,481 m) of elevation loss on a southeast-to-northwest trip.
Timed entry permits are now on sale for Lava River Cave, a subterranean hike into a mile-long lava tube outside of Bend. The hike opens for the season on Friday. For the permits, 50% are available ...
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