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Road Tripping

Written by ripplefan2 on June 15, 2007

  • On Memorial Day Weekend 2005, my best friend graduated from the US Air Force Academy and asked me and my other friend to come out for it. So we decided to fly out to Colorado Springs,...
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Colorado Springs, you've earned a place in my heart

Written by tamtbell on October 21, 2003

  • Flying from Honolulu, of course we had to leave in the evening Hawaii time and fly all night to arrive at Colorado Springs airport early the next morning. My supervisor and I arrived at...
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Pikes Peak from Garden of Gods

Garden of the Gods

Written by El Gallo on September 14, 2000

  • Tourism has always been part of the picture in Colorado Springs, from the very first--so it hasn't deformed things much. And if there were nothing else here but...
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The Karate Kid Memorial

Olympic Training Center (and other sports shrines)

Written by El Gallo on September 14, 2000

  • They built this since my time, when the only thing that put the Springs on the world sporting map was ice skating. Well now they have an entire training center...
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The Worst of the Tourist Traps

Written by El Gallo on September 14, 2000

  • The 'uphill' side of town--after Pikes Peak avenue slopes up thorugh Colorado City to Manitou Springs--is crammed with a nutso swarm of tacky tourist traps, most of which are flat-out fakes. Why visitors to...

Air Force Academy Chapel

Written by El Gallo on September 14, 2000

  • The Air Force Academy is a sort of triumph of Jetsons architecture, everything built out of lightweight aircraft materials. If you are into the whole aerospace, Jet Jockey scene...

Casinos

Written by mrserb2 on October 13, 2005

  • If you are looking for the experience of gambling, try visiting Cripple Creek Colorado, less than a 1-hour drive from Colorado Springs. This old mining town also offers little shops and many places to dine....
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