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Cripple Creek's beauty has been inspiring artists, writers and photographers for over a century. The light and ambience at nearly 10,000 feet above sea level creates wonderful moods, in the fall filled with color aspens, in the summer highlighted by dozens of varieties of wildflowers. Big horn sheep, elk and bear. The glimmer of new fallen snow enveloping the pines, as well as 1890's mining buildings offer opportunities to catch wonderful original Colorado subjects on film and canvas.
Bring your camera or paint and canvas or just bring yourself to create memories...
Grand views of the Collegiate Peaks, historic and modern gold mining. Best early morning or later afternoon.
A variety - from wildflowers and bighorn sheep to 1890's mining structures, snowy Pikes Peak views and great expanses of ranch land.
Giant concrete foundations of a gold processing mill. Views of 1890's mining as well.
Underground gold mine tour - low lighting.
Up-close look at the giant equipment that moves gold ore 21st Century style. Tours available May-August.
Variety of scenes of 1890's mining structures - old mines, houses and more.
1890's gold mining town - unspoiled by modernization. Old cars, miner's shacks and Victorian homes.
You’ll feel like you jumped out of the 21st century back into Old West where the name of the game was fast guns and slow travel. Movie set and lots of western subjects.
No visit to Colorado's Pikes Peak region is complete without a trip to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo! Here, you'll experience an unforgettable adventure combining our breathtaking mountain scenery with more than 750 animals from around the world.
The 19-mile Pikes Peak Highway, paved part of the way, is open year round, weather permitting. Grand vistas of the mountains and plains in south central Colorado.
For 115 years, the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway (the world's highest cog train, the highest Colorado train AND the highest train in the United States) has taken passengers to the 14,110 foot summit of Pikes Peak. This classic Colorado train trip runs year-round. Reservations Required. The Manitou Cliff Dwellings is a rare historical treasure. Preserved under a protective red sandstone overhang, authentic Anasazi cliff dwellings, built more than 700 years ago, await you here. For the Colorado photographer, Garden of the Gods Park is a paradise of creative opportunities. You can take great photos from the Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature Center terrace or from the Gateway or Balanced Rock parking lots. Try the Siamese Twins Trail for a unique view of Pikes Peak framed by this beautiful rock formation. Located in South Cheyenne Cañon, Seven Falls cascades 181 feet in seven distinct steps down a solid cliff of pikes peak granite. Crystal clear water from the southern most edges of the Pikes Peak watershed have, over the ages, carved this unique scenic masterpiece in an easily accessed location.
"Awe" doesn't begin to describe what you'll feel when walking or driving across the Royal Gorge Bridge, the highest suspension bridge in the world and an unforgettable quarter-mile journey through the clouds. Or what you'll experience in the expanded Royal Gorge Park, a unique combination of natural adrenaline, human achievement and scenic beauty that must be experienced to be believed.
Carr Manor 350 East Carr Ave. Cripple Creek, CO 80813 Phone 719-689-3709 Fax 719-689-2140
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