Layover #3 was at Cherokee Ridge Golf club. We mostly picked it due to its proximity to the Colorado Springs airport in order to pick up our rental car, Carol the Corolla. It made for a great grocery stop too. The coolest thing we did here was visit Garden of the Gods. Such a neat spot! The land was donated to the city of Colorado Springs in 1909 by the children of the original owner, Charles Elliott Perkins, and honored his wish that it be forever free to the public. We saw some pretty amazing rock formations and some very brave rock climbers. There were signs for rattle snakes and Andrew got a bit worried about them, but we explained that snakes are more scared of you than you are of them!
Creede, Colorado is a former mining town right on the Rio Grande. It wasn't exactly on our route, but it was close enough and worth the stop. We stayed at an RV "Resort" (no pool or playground, so Andrew might take issue with that title). Got to see some old mining camps driving Bachelor's Loop - the old mining road outside of town - and Carol the Corolla served us well even on this road that was clearly meant for 4x4s! Andrew and I went fishing in the Rio Grande several days while we were there, and I even caught a fish! Exceeds expectations for the $10 rod and reel sets I got us from Amazon. Ella tried to take Andrew to the Last Chance Mine, but it's closed Wednesdays. Probably the highlight of this stop was Rail Biking. Revolution Rail Co. opened their newest location in South Fork, CO so we called them and they opened just for us on a day that they would normally be closed! Ed and his team were amazing guides showing us the route and then giving us a history ...
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