{"id":556,"date":"2017-07-13T00:11:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T04:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/?p=556"},"modified":"2017-07-13T01:03:29","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T05:03:29","slug":"a-walk-among-the-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"A Walk Among the Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During our time in Colorado, we knew we wanted to explore the lovely Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, this park boast large red rock formations and plenty of fun trails to wander down. This was also Otis&#8217; first official hiking experience and, I have to say, he did great! Unlike HRH King Hazen who insisted on being carried after 30 minutes of deigning to walk among his mortal subjects. The park was packed &#8211; MUCH more crowded than our past experiences in winter &#8211; but still enjoyable. If you&#8217;re ever in the area, we highly recommend stopping to take in the epic scenery!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_565\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565\" data-attachment-id=\"565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/websize-4646\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?fit=1500%2C1001&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1001\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melody Stevenson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498326641&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Melodic View Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"websize-4646\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hiking garden of the gods red rocks colorado springs park&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-565 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some of the stunning red rock formations<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_566\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-566\" data-attachment-id=\"566\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/websize-4665\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?fit=1001%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1001,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melody Stevenson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498328660&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Melodic View Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"websize-4665\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hiking garden of the gods red rocks colorado springs park with italian greyhound&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg?w=1001&amp;ssl=1 1001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otis&#8217; first hike&#8230;off-roading is the best!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_568\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-568\" data-attachment-id=\"568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/websize-4671\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?fit=1500%2C1001&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1001\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melody Stevenson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498328926&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Melodic View Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"websize-4671\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hiking garden of the gods red rocks colorado springs park with italian greyhound&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-568\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?resize=1024%2C683\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">King Hazen riding in the dad chariot<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_592\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592\" data-attachment-id=\"592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/greengarden\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/greengarden.jpg?fit=2666%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2666,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"greengarden\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hiking garden of the gods red rocks greenery colorado springs park &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/greengarden.jpg?w=2340 2340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some lovely greenery along the paths<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_579\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" data-attachment-id=\"579\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/websize-4674\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?fit=1001%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1001,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melody Stevenson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498329165&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Melodic View Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"websize-4674\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hiking garden of the gods red rocks colorado springs park with italian greyhound&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?resize=683%2C1024\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg?w=1001&amp;ssl=1 1001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iggy royalty&#8230;everyone got a kick out of these spoiled brats<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_585\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585\" data-attachment-id=\"585\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/websize-4732\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732.jpg?fit=1500%2C1001&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1001\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melody Stevenson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D750&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498330855&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Melodic View Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"websize-4732\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;hiking garden of the gods red rocks colorado springs park with italian greyhound&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" 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https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Rock portrait<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During our time in Colorado, we knew we wanted to explore the lovely Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Nestled at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, this park boast large red rock formations and plenty of fun trails to wander down. This was also Otis&#8217; first official hiking experience and, I have to&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/13\/a-walk-among-the-gods\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg?fit=1500%2C1001&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p913i7-8Y","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":594,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions\/594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}