The Paint Mines October 24, 2008

7am comes early on a Saturday, and sometimes even when you have a great outing planned you have to fight the urge to just stay in bed. With the warmth from the goose down comforter and the softness of my pillow I could have been back to sleep in just a couple minutes. But Jeremy wasn’t going to let me sleep in...

We finally left the house just before 8am. Since we were only going out to Calhan, we didn’t have a very long ride. About 20 minutes later we arrived and were jumping out of the 4Runner with our coats on. I was surprised that we were the only ones there, perhaps everyone else thought it would be a great day to sleep in too. We only had about half a mile to get to the formations, but from the looks of things I was wondering if that could be true. There was really nothing in sight except the rolling hills and path before us. We made our way down the side of a hill and saw the beginning of the formations.

We spent the next couple hours exploring the hoodoos and spires in the area. The reds and yellows of the clay were breathtaking in the morning light. The paths let you through a maze of formations that towered above us. There was so much to see in just a small area. We only visited one interpretative site so I am anxious to get back and see more.
Until next time, Monica.