July 18 to Aug 28, 2006We arrived in Colorado Springs. Our campground is right in town which makes it nice for getting around town. We stayed here for 5 weeks. We did sightseeing and just normal living. We needed to spend time in this cool climate until we could get back to Manhattan in September. Gold Camp Road is one of our favorite areas here in The Springs. It is an old railroad bed that originally ran from Cripple Creek to Colorado City to transport gold ore. It has been opened for auto traffic for many years. Just a few years ago one of the tunnels along the road caved in so it is no longer possible to travel all the way to Cripple Creek. It is a beautiful drive none the less. We did enjoy traveling on it and a couple of other roads that connect to it.