Colorado Springs Getaway
“I really need to get away,” said Leah upon proposing a 2.5-day camping trip to the Colorado Springs area this Memorial Day Weekend.
So Leah, Faith and I hopped in the car and did a little weekend vacation—almost something of a “staycation” since the Springs is just a two-hour drive south of Fort Collins—and visited a bunch of sites. Happily, our friend Tia (who currently lives down there) was able to join us on one of those days.
Since I have too much work to do there won’t be a full write-up for this little trip, but below are links to photos I quickly uploaded of the places we visited.
- Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum
- Ghost Town Museum
- Cave of the Winds
- Manitou Cliff Dwellings
- Garden of the Gods
- Helen Hunt Falls
- Downtown Manitou Springs
- Miramont Castle
![A 1907 Sears Motorgo.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511.jpg)
!["Gorgeous Girls Galore" peep machine (only 25 cents) at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-1.jpg)
![A 1903 Cadillac (one of the first ones) with a one-cylinder engine.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-2.jpg)
![Leah and Faith with a functional player piano at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-3.jpg)
![Mock up of a prisoner of the Wild West at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-4.jpg)
![An old electronic rifle shooting game at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-5.jpg)
![Collection of typewriters.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-6.jpg)
![A dentist drill, and the prices for haircuts, shaves, etc. a long time ago.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-7.jpg)
![A mock pharmacy at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-8.jpg)
!["Please do not expectorate [spit] on the floor."](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-9.jpg)
![Panning for gold at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-10.jpg)
![Whoop Ass Hot Sauce sold at the Ghost Town Museum.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/g/ghost_town_museum0511-11.jpg)