Category Archives: Manitou Springs
Christmas Morning on the Incline: an adventure in snow hiking.
Before we delved into the presents, food and general laziness of Christmas morning, my brother and I headed up to the Incline for a quick early morning workout. The Incline is generally full of icy patches and packed snow from … Continue reading
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The Waldo Canyon Run
Waldo Canyon is located West of Manitou Springs, in the foothills of Pikes Peak. The canyon contains one of the more challenging trail runs in the area. The trail’s long climbs and overall altitude gain have the Waldo Canyon run … Continue reading
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Casey’s photo diary of The Manitou Springs Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Parade
Editors Note: This is Casey’s first entry on TWW and we had a few problems with the pictures. After getting everything figured out we have finally thrown up the post, a couple of weeks late but whatever. Thanks to Casey … Continue reading
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TWW’s Cool Places: Swirl Wine Emporium
This is the first in our new series which provides short profiles of stores and places in the various cities and towns that we visit that we highly recommend checking out. First on the list of “TWW’s Cool Places” is … Continue reading
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Siamese Twin/Balanced Rock Loop
A combined road and trail run that loops around the Garden of the Gods Park, passing numerous formations and vistas only accessible via trail. A great trail to being exploring trail running in the Garden. Continue reading
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Garden of the Gods
The Garden of the Gods is a playground for runners and bikers. Easily accessible from the West Side of Colorado Springs and downtown Manitou Springs, the Garden is an easy add-on for a longer ride, or a great location for running. Continue reading
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Red Rocks Canyon
Red Rocks Canyon was created from a mosaic of features that don’t typically scream “State Park destination!” It is a park built around the remnants of a rock quarry, landfill, illicit climbing walls and abandoned ranch sites that has somehow … Continue reading
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Intemann Trail / Red Rock Park Loop – Manitou Springs, CO
This route reflects our attempt to link Manitou’s Intemann Trail with Red Rock Canyon, the latest addition to Colorado’s State Park System. Due to a break in the Intemman Trail near the Manitou Springs High School, this route is composed … Continue reading
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Garden of the Gods/Cheyenne Canyon Loop
Beyond the endless sprawl that typifies Colorado’s Front Range are a number of more isolated pockets, where the plains from the East run into the foothills of the mountains, that provide the Front Range with some startling geographic formations that … Continue reading
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