Visiting an old Friend----Garden of the Gods again, including Sunset at Garden of the Gods

July 21, 2015-Tuesday- This morning I am only having coffee, because I am off to visit  my friend, Janis Michelic Hahn, & I know this visit is going to include lunch!!!I have known Janis since kindergarten(1955) & when our family home burned down the winter of my first grade school year, our large family was taken in by church members & I got to go stay with the Michelic family. I was having such a great time I secretly hoped we never got another house, course I was thinking like a typical 6 year old!!! Janis lives in Colorado Springs, our RV Park is in Manitou Springs, she said we're only 15 minutes away. I'm ready for our visit, she's here & we're going to lunch!!!

The restaurant she chose was called Montague's. It was very unique, a coffee house/restaurant type of place with mismatched furniture & tableware. OOOOH the desserts on display were simply sinful. I was embarrassed to take pictures of all this good stuff, onlookers might view me as strange!?! I don't know if any of my readers were familiar with the Pay it Forward Gift that Facebook had going on but Janis & I were both in it! We exchanged our Pay it Forward  Gifts while waiting for our yummy sandwiches!

I knit Janis a scarf, Colorado weather, she may need a scarf, & she gave me a lovely pair of Turtle (what else!?!) earrings!

I'm thinking I got the better end of the deal!?!

I want you to know we shared that piece of cake!!! It was called Chocolate Cansatta, & it was GOOOOOD!!! We talked for hours, nobody pushed you to leave or even purchase more to eat! She showed me around Colorado Springs a little before bringing me back to the RV Park. We're going to go out for dinner on Friday, Mexican, yum one of my favorites!!! I wasn't hungry when I got back but it was almost dinner time & Lennie is always hungry!!!

July 22, 2015-Wednesday-  Today we have a plan! We're going to Garden of the Gods before the rest of the tourists get there!!! We packed a picnic lunch too just in case!

                                         King of the Mountain!

                   Hurry up & take the picture....this is HEAVY!!!!

                                                  Pikes Peak

                                              Wildlife close up!

                                     More wildlife.....Otis!!!!

                            There's something for everyone here......

Lennie spotted this HEART within this rock formation & the way the sun was shining it looked like a light was on???

  We had our picnic lunch with us, but we didn't eat here we took a ride to Palmer Park to eat

& then to

                                Helen Hunt Falls (she was a poet)

now a different kind of treat.....

                           Buy one get one Sunday at Culver's!!!

Don't let Otis fool you, he doesn't want a taste, lick, or bite of our sundae....really!

Today was such a busy day & it's not over yet!!!! After we had dinner at the RV, we took Otis, grabbed the camera & headed back to Garden of The Gods to catch & capture sunset! 

Waiting patiently for sunset!?!

 At first I thought it was too cloudy for a good sunset. Was I wrong! It turned out to be a GREAT sunset!!!

                                             A man & his dog!

WHAT A WAY TO END OUR DAY!!!!