Song: A Pillow of Winds
Group: Pink Floyd
The Broadmoor 7 Falls is a must see for anyone...
anywhere near Colorado Springs.
It is located near Cheyenne and Sugarloaf Mountains...
and is just about an hour away from my home.
Bandi and I will be making future visits there as we both had a tremendous time.
If you go...
be sure you punch in the Broadmoor 7 falls PARKING LOT...
into your GPS or Maps app.
They are two different locations.
You will need to park at the parking lot and take the free shuttle to the park.
It is about a 10 minute ride in the shuttle.
They then drop you off...
and pick you up near the gate to the park.
From there, it is an incredibly scenic
and wonderfully easy walk to the base of the falls.
Your leashed dogs are welcome...
and there are numerous spots for your dog to drink from the fresh flowing stream
running alongside the paved road on which you will be walking.
There are bathrooms along the route...
as well as places to rest.
My guest, Bandi, and I had such a magical time here.
Bandi enjoying the shuttle ride.
We got dropped off...
and we then initiated our pleasurable walk into a heavenly adventure.
My guest, Bandi, and I loved our whole time there.
The people in charge of the park had done such a great job in making
the walk one of pure pleasure.
Around every corner there were new and beautiful sights.
One of Bandi's drinking spots.
Another drinking spot for Bandi.
The straps on my back are to hold my camera in front without hands.
Although the walk was only a mile...
and it was paved and not steep...
we decided to rest at a shaded picnic area for a short while
before continuing on.
This was a country store at the base of The Eagle's Nest.
It is an observation area where you have an eagle's eye view of much of the park.
You could either walk up the stairs...
or in the lower right of this picture...
you could walk a ways into the mountain to take the elevator to the top.
Guess which one we took?
I am just shy of 65.
I have no shame in taking the easy way...
I have earned the easy way in my older age. :)
Bandi and I rested near the shop before going up to the Eagle's Nest.
Nope...we went to the right to take the elevator.
This is at the Eagle's Nest...
looking back at the elevator exit.
The gift shop is in the lower right corner of this photo.
To the left of it is a restaurant at the base of the falls.
As you can see...
as it is quite late in the season...
the falls are but a trickle.
However, this in no way detracted from the magic of this place.
This picture shows a shaded spot with numerous wooden rocking chairs...
for those of us who elect to see the beauty of the falls from the comfort
of the chairs at the base of the falls.
My guest walked up the stairs while I sat and enjoyed the ambiance from the base.
In the next article...
it will cover more of the falls from my guest's point of view.
