{"id":556,"date":"2017-07-13T00:11:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T04:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/?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\/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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-565\" class=\"wp-image-565 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4646.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-566\" class=\"size-large wp-image-566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4665.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-568\" class=\"size-large wp-image-568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4671.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-592\" class=\"size-large wp-image-592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/greengarden-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, greenery, desert flower, hiking\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/greengarden-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/greengarden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/greengarden-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-579\" class=\"size-large wp-image-579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4674.jpg 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><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 loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-585\" class=\"size-large wp-image-585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"red rocks, colorado springs, park, garden of the gods, hiking italian greyhound\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/websize-4732.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><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. 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