Courageous Joy

Day 9 – Manitou Springs, Pike’s Peak, and Old Friends

*late breaking note...it's late and I'm not staying up waiting for photos to load any longer....maybe in the a.m.

We managed to pack every minute of this day with activity.

Lunchtime found us picnicking at a city park in Manitou Springs. There are some strange folks in Manitou Springs. I did not take lots of photos – but THIS man wanted his photo taken.

Here’s one of Mike on the phone in the park – I liked his expression.
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Playing in the Park
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Anything is possible with some help from your brothers
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We marched everyone over for a taste of the Spring….mineral water.

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After lunch we headed to the top of Pike’s Peak. In the 24 years that I’ve been coming here with Mike we have never done this. WOW! It was worth the drive….here are SOME photos….. I've decided it's too late to pick through the over 100 photos of the view etc....so here are some of the family and I'll post other photos "later". ::snort::

BTW it SNOWED at the top of the Peak - it was COLD!

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We headed down from the Peak and to Castle Rock for dinner with “old friends” from AK.
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After dinner we went to their neighborhood park to hear a concert by the “Nacho Men”. ::snort:: They played 70’s and 80’s hits. I had to laugh when one of the kids asked us if we really listened to music like that when we were kids. ::snort::

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