We are in the Rockies

Wow, I had forgotten how gorgeous Colorado is!  We are in The Garden of the God's Campground and here is a picture of Pike's Peak from our window.  We will be seeing all of the sights here in Colorado Springs for the next couple of days.

Bent's Fort was a really neat National Park we stopped at yesterday.  It was about 2 hours southeast of Col. Springs.  It was built on the Arkansas River which used to be the border between the US & Mexico in the 1830's.  This was the largest trading fort between the Mississippi River & the Pacific Ocean and it was a meeting place for the Americans, Mexicans, French and 4 different Indian tribes.  Later it was used as a military fort.  So much history and the kids thought it reminded them a little bit of the Conner Prairie Indian Camp since there were the original artifacts and people in period dress.