III - The Broadmoor 7 Falls - Our Walk Back

 

Song:  Goodbye Blue Sky

Group:  Pink Floyd

This is the outside portion of the restaurant at the base of the falls.

This is the pond with rainbow trout in it...

next to the restaurant.

Just down the path is the gift shop at the base of the Eagle's Nest.

The Eagle's Nest is seen in the upper right.

It is like a miniature Yosemite at this park.

There are numerous peaks towering above you the whole way.

They had a food stand here...

but as it is off season...

it was closed.

Bandi getting another drink.

I have 50 SPF sunblock chapstick...

and 100 SPF lotion for my exposed skin.

Now I may go about without a hat.

Bandi loved this park.

There were so many new sights, sounds, and smells for her to enjoy.

The ending...

but just the beginning.

There is much more for me to explore once I get in better shape.

We are on our way home.

We are climbing our mountain towards home.

A neighbor near home.

Home

We are in the loft master bedroom looking out the octagonal window.

This last photo was from the third floor deck...

a final goodbye from the sun.

The Broadmoor 7 Falls park has so much to offer everyone.

Leashed dogs are allowed...

everything except the walk up to the top of the falls is wheelchair friendly...

and the views to and from the falls are extraordinary.

I will have to climb the falls the next time...

and while I am at it...

I think I will walk to Inspiration Point as well.

My guest will be leaving tomorrow.

We had seen many things...

and had eaten at many a restaurant.

But Broadmoor 7 Falls was the shinning pinnacle of her trip.

Again...

it is a must see for anyone visiting the Colorado Springs area.

II - The Broadmoor 7 Falls - At the Top

 

Song:  Comfortably Numb (Live 1994 Pulse Concert)

Group:  Pink Floyd

This is of the pond which formed next to the restaurant...

and which held numerous rainbow trout.

The restaurant is to the right...

and the rocking chair sitting area is farther forwards and to the left.

I sat here for a while...

until my guest began her climb.

I then found a rocking chair with my name on it...

and sat with a contented heart.

My guest began her ascent...

taking pictures all the way.

All the photos from this park were her photos.

I was simply amazed...

her iPhone 14 Pro Max's camera is superior to my bridge camera...

and so...

I just used her photos.

Bandi and I will go back to this park in the late spring

so we may see the falls in their full splendor.

My guest said the beauty from atop the falls was even more beautiful 

than she could capture with her camera.

There are a multitude of trails to take once atop the falls...

but that is for another time.

Next time...

perhaps...

I will climb atop the falls...

and continue on to Inspiration Point...

an hour away up the trail.

My guest just walked a little ways up the trail...

and then turned back to go down the falls to meet up with me.

Yes...

that is me rocking away.

And so...

with a last few pictures...

we started our walk back.

In the last article of this series...

there will be many more photos of this great park.