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For our 5 year anniversary, Mark and I spent the weekend climbing at Red Rocks Canyon, and hiking Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs.

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Pikes Peak looms over the Garden of the Gods

Classic view of the Garden

Mare's Tail clouds usually warn of impending bad weather

Mark hikes through the historic quarry in Red Rocks Canyon

Reflections in the old quarry

Piles and piles of mushrooms at the base of this tree

Our first three climbs - the Whale's Tale

Looking out at Red Rocks Canyon from the top of the Whale

Looking down 100ft to the base of the fun 5.9

Is it establishing routes or big rock graffitti?

Our rope hanging on a slabby 5.10

Sunrise over the plains from our balcony

Looking over the golf courses of Colorado Springs

A wider view from our balcony

Chyenne mountain - oh what amazing secretes do you hold?

Pretty fall colors in the southern mountains

We definately did not touch the water

Helen Hunt Falls - $18 dollars cheeper than the others!

Helen Hunt falls

Erosion on the hillside despite the help of trees

Silver Falls has a wild little standing wave

The silver falls water fountain

Mark enjoying a sunny day in the mountains

Kate and Mark at Silver Falls

Looking out over Colorado Springs

The top of Silver Falls

Mountains and Water falls

Mark and Kate at the Silver Falls overlook

Just another side waterfall in the autumn

Crazy eroded rock formations

Mark checks out the alien landscape

Lovely patterns

Want to drive down this road? We did!

View of Colorado Springs from up high

One of the two rough cut tunnels on the one-lane dirt road

Looking out over the southern Front Range

View over one of the beautiful canyons

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