Colorado Springs - a pictorial

I drug my ass out of bed at 4am yesterday and flew through 4 different airports to ultimately end up in Colorado Springs for a client event.  It was worth the effort to get there - wow it's gorgeous!  I can now cross off seeing Pike's Peak, walking through the Garden of the Gods, and have a phat ride for a rental car (totally a bonus!).  The pictures below speak for themselves.  Warning: there are MANY.

4am was worth it for this view:

Hanging in the Dallas airport - I don't make a convincing cowgirl...

 

This is a RENTAL car?  Thanks Budget!

 

This made me do a double take - I honestly thought a random buffalo was on the side of the road.  I stopped in the middle of the road to snap this picture.

 

 Hey look!  That's Pikes Peak!

 

What on earth is that?  The Acropolis?  (apparently this is just a natural rock formation that looks like a castle or a Greek/Roman structure)

 

The following pictures were all taken at the Garden of the Gods.  WOW, what an amazing place.  I stood amongst these enormous rock structures and was just blown away by the beauty around me.  Sometimes it's overwhelming to see the world like this - I get to experience all of these things, but I'm alone when I do.   

 Colorado sunset.

 

 

 Gratuitous cheesy picture of your touristy self.