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by Asya L. Simons, Park Guide & School Programs Coordinator, Garden of the Gods Park Summer means many things – blooming wildflowers, extended Park hours, and beautiful weather to hike in! It also means higher visitation here in the Garden, and with more people comes more pressure on our ecosystems, animals, and facilities. And with…
by Melody Monberg, Hike for Life Operations Manager Some Sunday mornings when my kids were in high school, I’d hear the front door close before I even had coffee going. A few friends, a Dutch Bros run, and a plan to catch the sunrise over Garden of the Gods. No big agenda — just the…
by Melody Monberg, Hike for Life Operations Manager I’ll be honest with you. April is not my big hiking month. Life gets busy, and the trails are in that awkward in-between. Not the snow-dusted magic of winter, not the wildflower explosion of June. Just gray and brown and quietly waiting, with little buds of grass…
by Melody Monberg, Hike for Life Operations Manager When our family from Texas visited a few springs ago, we started our morning bundled up for a hike through Garden of the Gods—hats, gloves, the works as we wound between the towering red rock formations. But by lunchtime, we’d stripped down to short sleeves and were…
by Asya L. Simons, Park Guide & School Programs Coordinator, Garden of the Gods Park You’re walking along the trail and suddenly you hear a buzzing sound to your left. You’ve heard that sound before and you know exactly what friend you’ve found. You scan the tall grass as you slowly take a step back…
by Asya L. Simons, Park Guide & School Programs Coordinator, Garden of the Gods Park If you spend any time hiking in the Garden of the Gods you will quickly encounter several species of tall coniferous (or evergreen) trees. When you do, take a closer look, don’t be shy! What do you see? Many of…
by Melody Monberg, Hike for Life Operations Manager It’s January in Colorado, which means two things: we’re currently bundled up against the cold, and we’re already dreaming about summer trails. This is the perfect time to get smart about hiking prep—before the snow melts and those mountains start calling your name. While we love to…
by Asya L. Simons, Park Guide & School Programs Coordinator, Garden of the Gods Park Did you know Colorado’s state mammal is the bighorn sheep? Some lucky visitors have the opportunity to see these beautiful animals when they visit the Garden of the Gods, and even staff get excited to see them! But how big…
by Asya L. Simons, Park Guide & School Programs Coordinator, Garden of the Gods Park Brrrrr – it’s officially sweater weather in the Garden! I finally pulled out my fuzzy socks, bought an ice scraper for my car, and have stocked up on hot chocolate packets. As someone who hasn’t seen snow in almost a…
by Melody Monberg, Hike for Life Operations Manager If you’re reading this in early December, you might be feeling it already—that pull toward the couch, the extra blanket, the early darkness that makes 5 p.m. feel like midnight. The tourists have mostly headed home from Garden of the Gods by now. The red rocks wear…