{"id":2473,"date":"2013-08-11T20:47:38","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T01:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2013-09-11T21:50:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T02:50:55","slug":"more-hiking-in-co-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/08\/more-hiking-in-co-springs.html","title":{"rendered":"More Hiking in Colorado Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are <em>so many<\/em> places to go hiking throughout Colorado Springs. I&#8217;ve made it a point to get the kids out and about 3-4 times per week this summer. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springsgov.com\/Page.aspx?NavID=1459\">The City of Colorado Springs parks and recreation website<\/a> has a great listing of area parks, which is the best starting point when planning your day.<\/p>\n<p>The boys would often get tired after these hikes. Jacob has recently revealed that he can&#8217;t stand &#8220;desert walks&#8221;, which we encountered on most of these hikes. We&#8217;d quickly go from aspen-kissed creek beds to sandy junipers and pear cactus. I had found a couple memes to make fun of these hikes. <a href=\"http:\/\/weknowmemes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/how-i-think-playing-outside-will-be.jpg\">Here&#8217;s one that sums up Jacob attitude about the more desolate parts of our hikes<\/a>&#8230;and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memecenter.com\/fun\/534809\/bike-ride\">here&#8217;s one that sums up the bike ride we took last week<\/a> (which I don&#8217;t have any pictures of, and it was quite traumatic for all&#8230;so we&#8217;ll pretend that it didn&#8217;t happen).<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy some photos from some of the hikes we&#8217;ve done lately&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.summitpost.org\/pulpit-rock\/295559\">Pulpit Rock Open Space<\/a>, near downtown Colorado Springs<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2474\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7046.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2474\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2474\" alt=\"Pulpit Rock is in the middle of Colorado Springs. We took a short walk around the base of the rock, it was storming around us. We didn't last long.\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7046-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7046-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7046-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pulpit Rock is in the middle of Colorado Springs. We took a short walk around the base of the rock, but it was storming around us. We didn&#8217;t last long.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mapmyfitness_route\" src=\"http:\/\/snippets.mapmycdn.com\/routes\/view\/embedded\/250056857?width=560&amp;height=400&amp;elevation=true&amp;line_color=E60f0bdb&amp;rgbhex=DB0B0E&amp;distance_markers=0&amp;unit_type=imperial&amp;map_mode=HYBRID&amp;last_updated=2013-08-11T19:54:46-05:00\" height=\"550\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding-right: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/create\/\" target=\"_blank\">Create Maps<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/\" target=\"_blank\">search<\/a> from 80 million at <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\">MapMyFitness<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rmbb.org\/newsletters\/uploaded\/1179.pdf\">Falcon Trail, USAFA<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2476\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7048.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2476\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2476\" alt=\"IMG_7048\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7048-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7048-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7048-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Falcon Trail goes around the perimeter of USAFA. The western edge of the trail takes you pretty high above the campus. We hopped on at the southwest corner of the trail and traveled about 2.2 miles out, then 2.2 miles back.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2477\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7051.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2477\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2477\" alt=\"IMG_7051\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7051-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7051-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7051-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These are the views you can enjoy on the Falcon Trail.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2478\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7052.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2478\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2478\" alt=\"IMG_7052\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7052-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7052-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7052-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Running down the hill&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mapmyfitness_route\" src=\"http:\/\/snippets.mapmycdn.com\/routes\/view\/embedded\/250684165?width=560&amp;height=400&amp;elevation=true&amp;info=true&amp;line_color=E60f0bdb&amp;rgbhex=DB0B0E&amp;distance_markers=0&amp;unit_type=imperial&amp;map_mode=HYBRID&amp;last_updated=2013-08-11T19:48:58-05:00\" height=\"590\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding-right: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/create\/\" target=\"_blank\">Create Maps<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/\" target=\"_blank\">search<\/a> from 80 million at <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\">MapMyFitness<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.springsgov.com\/units\/parksrec\/maps\/pdfmaps\/palmer-pg1.pdf\">Palmer Park, Colorado Springs<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2480\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7037.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2480\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2480\" alt=\"IMG_7037\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7037-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7037-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7037-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I found it so hard to believe that this park in the middle of the Colorado Springs suburbs! You can walk to parts of the park that show NO signs of civilization nearby.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2481\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7039.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2481\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2481\" alt=\"IMG_7039\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7039-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7039-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7039-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We went with my friend Paige. Her sons were at zoo camp&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2482\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7040.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2482\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2482\" alt=\"IMG_7040\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7040-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7040-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7040-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There are these <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hoodoo_(geology)\">hoodoos<\/a> all over the place.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2483\" alt=\"IMG_7041\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7041-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7041-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7041-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mapmyfitness_route\" src=\"http:\/\/snippets.mapmycdn.com\/routes\/view\/embedded\/249379407?width=560&amp;height=400&amp;elevation=true&amp;line_color=E60f0bdb&amp;rgbhex=DB0B0E&amp;distance_markers=0&amp;unit_type=imperial&amp;map_mode=SATELLITE&amp;last_updated=2013-08-11T20:00:57-05:00\" height=\"550\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding-right: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/create\/\" target=\"_blank\">Create Maps<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/\" target=\"_blank\">search<\/a> from 80 million at <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\">MapMyFitness<\/a><\/div>\n<p>North Cheyenne Canon Park, Colorado Springs<\/p>\n<p>This park is close to Cheyenne Mountain and the Broadmoor&#8230;south of downtown Colorado Springs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2484\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7240.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2484\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2484\" alt=\"IMG_7240\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7240-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7240-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7240-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peering into a creek.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2485\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7245.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2485\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2485\" alt=\"IMG_7245\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7245-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7245-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7245-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2485\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We lost our way off the trail and had to cross the creek to get back on the trail. Oops&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2486\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7250.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2486\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2486\" alt=\"IMG_7250\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7250-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7250-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7250-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The kids were pretty tired by this point. We were just about to turn around, but not without admiring the view.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2487\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7253.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2487\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2487\" alt=\"IMG_7253\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7253-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7253-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7253-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Suddenly, the kids were full of energy when we said &#8220;Would you like to play on the big rocks?&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7256.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2488\" alt=\"IMG_7256\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7256-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7256-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7256-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2489\" alt=\"IMG_7257\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7257-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7257-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/IMG_7257-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mapmyfitness_route\" src=\"http:\/\/snippets.mapmycdn.com\/routes\/view\/embedded\/256925603?width=560&amp;height=400&amp;&amp;line_color=E60f0bdb&amp;rgbhex=DB0B0E&amp;distance_markers=0&amp;unit_type=imperial&amp;map_mode=HYBRID&amp;last_updated=2013-08-11T20:20:36-05:00\" height=\"420\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right; padding-right: 20px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/create\/\" target=\"_blank\">Create Maps<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\/routes\/\" target=\"_blank\">search<\/a> from 80 million at <a href=\"http:\/\/mapmyfitness.com\">MapMyFitness<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enjoy some photos from some of the hikes we&#8217;ve done lately&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[100,410,414,412,411,413,415],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5ycQ0-DT","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2302,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/07\/colorado-discoveries-6-garden-of-the-gods-park.html","url_meta":{"origin":2473,"position":0},"title":"Colorado Discoveries 6: Garden of the Gods Park, Colorado Springs","date":"15 July 13","format":false,"excerpt":"While we were in Colorado in May to buy our house, we took some spare time to visit the Garden of the Gods park, which is along the western edge of Colorado Springs. The Garden of the Gods park is a gift to the City of Colorado Springs. In 1879,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"colorado\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DSC_3028-Version-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2695,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/10\/colorado-discoveries-17-spruce-mountain-open-space.html","url_meta":{"origin":2473,"position":1},"title":"Colorado Discoveries 17: Spruce Mountain Open Space","date":"29 October 13","format":false,"excerpt":"Colorado basks in their \"open spaces\". I'm not sure if it's a special category of park or what, but there are many in our community, and there are several between Colorado Springs and Denver. That's where my latest adventure took me. Just north of the towns of Monument and Palmer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"colorado\"","img":{"alt_text":"The parking lot was packed! You can see that it's not a huge \"mountain\".","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_0001_2-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2355,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/07\/hiking-around-the-neighborhood.html","url_meta":{"origin":2473,"position":2},"title":"Hiking Around the Neighborhood","date":"17 July 13","format":false,"excerpt":"Sorry, you can't really call it \"taking a walk\" here. The kids, Howie and I decided to take a hike along the Cottonwood Creek Trail, which runs southwestward from our neighborhood. Just a couple houses down from us is an access point between two houses to Colorado Springs' expansive network\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"kids\"","img":{"alt_text":"A nice map with which we could plan our trip.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/IMG_6987-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2598,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2013\/09\/colorado-discoveries-12-colorado-springs-pioneer-museum.html","url_meta":{"origin":2473,"position":3},"title":"Colorado Discoveries 12: The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum","date":"27 September 13","format":false,"excerpt":"For a Cub Scout field trip, in mid-September our family visited the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum in the heart of downtown. The museum is free of charge (donations are always welcome), and has numerous artifacts from Colorado Springs' past and current histories. The interior of the museum is beautifully maintained,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"colorado\"","img":{"alt_text":"The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum is in the old city hall. This museum reminded me of the Old Florida State Capitol.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7448-1024x768.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4619,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2016\/08\/colorado-discoveries-50-palmer-trail-gotg.html","url_meta":{"origin":2473,"position":4},"title":"Colorado Discoveries 50: Get Away from the Crowds with the Palmer Trail at the Garden of the Gods","date":"04 August 16","format":false,"excerpt":"It is clear that the Garden of the Gods is among the most popular locations to visit in Colorado Springs. Trip Advisor will tell you that it's the #1 tourist attraction in Colorado Springs, ranking higher than Pikes Peak and the U.S. Olympic Center. I even wrote about Garden of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"colorado\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/1001911_10151780287113428_1881356352_n.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3337,"url":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2014\/08\/colorado-discoveries-40-mesa-verde-np.html","url_meta":{"origin":2473,"position":5},"title":"Colorado Discoveries 40: Mesa Verde National Park","date":"31 August 14","format":false,"excerpt":"This post is about the first of the four national parks we visited on our southwest vacation. We tried to jam this visit in during our drive to the Grand Canyon, and it was admittedly a really tight fit. We spent about 3 hours in the park, but it could\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"colorado\"","img":{"alt_text":"DSC_2002","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/DSC_2002-1024x678.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2473"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565,"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2473\/revisions\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}