Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak

Went to Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak today.  The view of Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods this morning was spectacular.

The monoliths of pebbly Lyons Sandstone in Garden of the Gods have been tilted to near-vertical by the Laramide Uplift of the Rocky Mountains.

There was some wildlife visible at Garden of the Gods - a mule deer.

Later we climbed Pikes Peak (by car).  The summit was wrapped in clouds, but I got some photos a little lower down.

And a close-up of the coarsely crystalline Pikes Peak Granite.

Tomorrow we leave for the Black Canyon area.