Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Garden of Gods

During our trip to Colorado we spent a day in Colorado Springs visiting  my brother. As mentioned in my Holiday Rewind Christmas Eve we headed out to Garden of Gods with the pups. Garden of Gods is a National Natural Landmark and free for visitors to walk around and enjoy the breath taking rock formations.

Geological formations: The outstanding geologic features of the park are the ancient sedimentary beds of red, blue, purple, and white sandstones, conglomerates and limestone that were deposited horizontally, but have now been tilted vertically and faulted by the immense mountain building forces caused by the uplift of the Pikes Peak massif.

I loved using my new camera and can't wait to actually get better at using it. Here are a few photos I snapped during our walk.


Matt, Nick, Cara and the dogs.


Matt and I


Cara & Brittnay


Nick & I... looks like Christmas card material :)


View of the mountains.


Storm clouds rolling in.


Cara and Auggie back at the car.


Another scenic shot.


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9 comments:

  1. Jane {In the Pink and Green}January 2, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    Beautiful photos! We used to live in Colorado and visited Garden of the Gods, it's gorgeous there! :)

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    1. Tiara WasnerJanuary 3, 2013 at 10:35 AM

      Thanks! We have a few family members who live in Colorado and it's always fun visiting them.

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  2. MelindaJanuary 2, 2013 at 11:52 AM

    SO jealous of your Colorado trip- that hiking looks like so much fun!

    http://mylifebeingrenewed.blogspot.com/

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  3. Jayme and MendiJanuary 2, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    Wow, this is just gorgeous! We really need to visit out west more. VA just doesn't have views like these! Hope you had a great holiday and Happy New Year!!

    Jayme & Mendi @ Her Late Night Cravings

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    1. Tiara WasnerJanuary 3, 2013 at 10:36 AM

      West Coast is where it's at :) J/K I'm sure there are a a few cool spots in VA. Thanks for stopping by.

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  4. Taylor {CoverGirl + Converse}January 2, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    Oh my goodness, I am so jealous! Colorado looks so fun.
    Happy New Year, wishing you the best of 2013!
    xoxo
    CoverGirl + Converse

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  5. Andrea {blonde ambitions}January 2, 2013 at 6:43 PM

    Gorgeous!! It looks like you all had a great time!

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  6. CarrieJanuary 2, 2013 at 7:49 PM

    Wow! Looks like you all enjoyed yourselves! Beautiful mountains! Amazing photos as well =) I've never been to Colorado, at all. I'd like to visit someday.

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