garden of the gods

 back in march... what, it's still march?? oh dear. okay so a couple weeks ago when the 'rents were in town we drove the 20 minutes to our national park, the garden of the gods.

 these huge red rock & sandstone formations dot the landscape & it's really pretty incredible.

 & to think they've been hanging out for millions upon millions of years.

walking forward into the park,

 while ellers & i walked backward into the park.

it was a sunny day as usual here yet it was beyond frigid.

i was such an idiot to go coat-less. what, i think i'm hard core? cause i am not. at all. the hard core ones were biking, hiking, & climbing around in tank tops. bunch of crazies.

does anyone else have fearless kids that roam what you're sure is snake infested territory while ignoring your pleas to stay closer?

 & then have little sibs that want to follow suit?

my mamaçita caught this shot & we were totally giddy about the sunburst. you've got to always appreciate a good sunburst.

this was from my phone. dying.

due to the cold & our schedules, we just drove the main loop around a section of the park. but this area totally reminds me of a seuss world; the formations were almost cartoony.

 my cute parental units.

 & this gorgeous rock as you leave the park.


we will definitely be frequenting garden of the gods... but let's wait for some heat.