Colorado Springs and El Paso County Relocation ... - Keep Trees
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Pikes Peak<br />
Don’t just look up, go 10 miles west of<br />
I-25 on US 24 <strong>and</strong> experience Pikes Peak, the<br />
namesake of the entire region.<br />
www.pikespeakcolorado.com<br />
Pikes Peak Cog Railway<br />
The Manitou <strong>and</strong> Pikes Peak Cog<br />
Railway, the highest cog railway in the world,<br />
climbs nine miles from Manitou <strong>Springs</strong> to<br />
the 14,110 summit of Pikes Peak.<br />
www.cograilway.com/<br />
Pikes Peak Highway<br />
The Pikes Peak Highway is open year<br />
round except for winter-weather closures, <strong>and</strong><br />
climbs 19 miles from Cascade to the summit<br />
of Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak Highway hosts the<br />
Pikes Peak International Hill Climb each 4th<br />
of July when more than 50 drivers “race to<br />
the clouds.” www.ppihc.com<br />
Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo<br />
Enjoy Pikes Peak or Bust parade, live<br />
entertainment, refreshments <strong>and</strong> competitive<br />
rodeo at the Norris-Penrose Events Center<br />
Arena for one of the nation’s premier rodeos<br />
sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys<br />
Association. Watch world champions<br />
compete. www.coloradospringsrodeo.com<br />
ProRodeo Hall of Fame <strong>and</strong><br />
Museum of the American Cowboy<br />
Visit the only museum in the world<br />
devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo <strong>and</strong><br />
its star, the rodeo cowboy. Trace the history<br />
of rodeo <strong>and</strong> relive the glory of its greatest<br />
champions. Facilities include the museum<br />
<strong>and</strong> hall of fame (with annual inductions for<br />
new cowboys <strong>and</strong> livestock), an art gallery<br />
with exhibits celebrating rodeo, gardens <strong>and</strong><br />
barbeque/event areas with bronze statues<br />
throughout. Become an associate member<br />
<strong>and</strong> enjoy free admission.<br />
www.prorodeohalloffame.com<br />
Seven Falls<br />
Become inspired with the awesome<br />
panoramic views <strong>and</strong> see seven waterfalls<br />
plummet nearly 200 feet over a granite cliff.<br />
www.sevenfalls.com<br />
Pike’s Peak<br />
Sky Sox<br />
The <strong>Colorado</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Sky Sox are the<br />
AAA minor league baseball affi liate of the<br />
<strong>Colorado</strong> Rockies. Come watch them play<br />
home games in the Sky Sox Stadium from<br />
April to Labor Day. www.skysox.com<br />
Slopes<br />
If you ski or snowboard, or want to,<br />
there’s no fi ner place to be than <strong>Colorado</strong>.<br />
Nearly 30 of America’s fi nest slopes <strong>and</strong><br />
resorts are within fewer than 300 miles for<br />
families to explore, most are just a couple<br />
of hours away.<br />
Go to www.coloradoski.com/<br />
or www.coskiing.com/ for more<br />
information, daily snow reports <strong>and</strong><br />
detailed maps.<br />
64 <strong>Colorado</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> <strong>Relocation</strong> GUIDE 2007
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