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BANNING LEWIS RANCH The homes in the master-planned Banning Lewis Ranch follow strict design standards for a complementary aesthetic, and each one is within a few blocks of a park, open space or trail.

MARK REIS, THE GAZETTE

8 things not to miss:

The Ranch House: This facility serves as a sales office and also has a fitness room with a wide selection of machines, weights and floor space, as well as meeting space. There’s a Junior Olympic pool, tennis courts, and a large patio with fireplace, grills and seating.

Vista Water Park: The Vista Del Pico Boulevard park provides fun in the sun for kids and adults.

Banning Lewis Community Center: This YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region-run recreation center is reserved expressly for the use of residents of the Banning Lewis Ranch Community Northtree: This area of Banning Lewis Ranch features four neighborhood parks, a community park between the school and Ranch House and a network of open space corridors called pasillos.

Northtree Park: You’ll find an outdoor play space for the charter school, along with soccer and baseball fields and free Wi-Fi at this park.

There’s also the Fit and Fun Park with outdoor exercise equipment and Chambers Park, which soon will have climbing rocks for all ages.

Cottonwood Preserve: A natural open space with a trail that runs along the eastern edge of Northtree.

Pioneer Park: This open space is at the main entrance to Northtree and features a Founders Walk that commemorates the first residents of Banning Lewis Ranch; their names are embedded on a walkway on the development’s west side.

Restaurant options: Nearby Stetson Hills Boulevard eateries include Fiesta Jalisco, Wingstop, Jasmine Cafe, Bird Dog BBQ, The Cow Pub and Grill, and Carl’s Jr. On Tutt Boulevard you’ll find Taco Bueno and McDonald’s.

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A HAPPENING PLACE

BY DEBBIE KELLEY

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This large master-planned community in northeast Colorado Springs is a happening place.

A new charter school for grades 6-12 is under construction as an expansion of Banning Lewis Ranch Academy, an existing K-8 charter school in the community.

The new school is adjacent to sports fields the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department owns. It will open in the fall of 2017 and start with a freshman class.

If voters approve a school financing measure on the November ballot, Falcon School District 49 will build another public elementary school.

The city of Colorado Springs annexed 25,000 acres of this former cattle ranch in 1988, and since then the property has gone through multiple owners and a bankruptcy in 2010.

Nor’wood Development Group of Colorado Springs now owns 18,000 acres and Denver-based Oakwood Homes owns 2,600 acres.

Development began in 2007, and more than 300 homes have been built southeast of Woodmen and Marksheffel roads.

Developers include Oakwood Homes, Classic Homes and Covington Homes. In recent years, developers began negotiating new pacts with the city to grow the area.

Northtree is the

first “village,” and every home is designed to fit the look and feel of the community.

Home prices range from the $200,000s to the $500,000s. Each home is within a few blocks of a park, trail or open space and offers panoramic views of Pikes Peak and the Rampart Range.

Residents flock each summer to an outdoor concert series at the Banning Lewis Ranch Recreation Center. The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region partners with Banning Lewis Ranch to manage its recreation center, which is open only to residents of the community.

Colorado Springs City Council recently approved construction of nearly 136 acres of residential development east of Marksheffel Boulevard and south of the Barnes Road extension, as well as 17.7 acres of commercial development. The development will be called Enclaves at Mountain Vista and include attached and detached single-family homes with parks, open space and a school site, and areas set aside for neighborhood commercial development.

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BLACK FOREST The Outhouse Race returned to the Black Forest Festival for the first time in 35 years in August. The event is an example of the feeling of community and history that epitomizes the area.

STACIE SCOTT, THE GAZETTE

10 things not to miss:

Black Forest Regional Park: Surrounded by ponderosa pines with a clear view of Pikes Peak, this 385-acre park features play fields and sports courts and picnic areas.

Fox Run Regional Park: Multiuse trails wind through the forested park, with pavilions and playgrounds and a lakeside gazebo.

Black Forest Section 16 Trail: This flat 4-mile loop through meadows and trees is popular among horse riders, and there’s plenty of room for joggers and cyclists, too.

Wonderland Ranch: The 30-acre private park with log pavilions and a concert stage accommodates large groups in a forested, tranquil space.

R&R Coffee Café: The roasterie that offers a menu of dishes you might find in your grandma’s kitchen is a cabin-style community hangout.

Firehouse on the Run: This is smoked barbecue like they do it in Texas, and it won’t empty your wallet.

Black Forest Pies and Grinders: The pizza fix in town also specializes in subs and wings.

Beau’s Roadhouse: Tucked in a small converted 1940s house, it’s the go-to spot for a drink with a food menu of American classics.

Black Forest Log School Museum: The one-room schoolhouse built in 1920 with ponderosa pine logs is preserved as a community gathering place.

La Foret Conference & Retreat Center: The property that was once a summer estate to one of Colorado Springs’ most influential founding families is now home to a faith-based nonprofit that offers space to individuals and groups seeking spiritual growth.

RURAL, RUSTIC, PROUD OF IT

BY SETH BOSTER

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This small community in unincorporated El Paso County seems more distant than its 20 miles from downtown Colorado Springs.

The residents here on the edge of the plains are proud of their rustic home, nestled in grasslands surrounded by woods.

They’re proud of their rural lifestyles, their ranches, their horses. And they’re proud of their mantra: “Regrow, Rebuild, Rebound.” That’s been their collective mission since 2013, when the Black Forest fire burned more than 15,000 acres and claimed more than 450 houses.

The charitable nonprofit Black Forest Together, created in the aftermath of the devastating blaze, has become a staple in the community, leading recovery efforts in lives and in the environment.

Black Forest has maintained its charm: The log-construction community club

and nearby wood-themed restaurants and shops are a nod to the place’s legacy. In the late 19th century, Black Forest was the regional epicenter of the lumber industry before farming and ranching took over.

The community’s name is believed to have come from a German immigrant who observed the area’s dark ponderosa pines and was reminded of his native country’s Black Forest.

Residents hike, run, bike and ride horseback along trails in the forest. Residents are drawn to activities — spaghetti dinners, yoga in the forest, concerts by the Black Rose Acoustic Society — at the community club, where “Everyone in the Forest is Family.”

The Black Forest Festival (this year’s theme was “The Wild West”) is a summertime hit with residents and visitors, as is the MeadowGrass Music Festival held — SEE BLACK FOREST • PAGE 12

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Memorial Day weekend at the La Foret Conference & Retreat Center, which also holds kids day camps in summer.

Schools are in Academy District 20. They include School in the Woods, a campus on 640 wooded acres in Black Forest open to 78 fourth-graders. A significant part of instructional time is spent outdoors in this “living classroom.”

The area is also home to High Forest Ranch, a gated community inspired in design by national parks of the West that offers home sites up to 39 acres. High Forest Ranch is close to District 20 and Lewis Palmer School District 38 schools and the Club at Flying Horse. There are 33 acres of open space, 8 miles of trails and two stocked fishing ponds. Residents have use of the lodge-style clubhouse for private parties.

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Black Forest natives Raina Watson, left, and Gillian Conley release doves in memory of fire victims Marc and Robin Herklotz during the dedication of the Black Forest Fire Memorial on Aug. 15, 2015.

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BRIARGATE, PINE CREEK

PHOTOS BY CAROL LAWRENCE, THE GAZETTE FILE

10 things not to miss:

The Promenade Shops at Briargate: This upscale shopping center features stores such as Apple, Anthropologie, Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer, Sephora, and Williams-Sonoma, and restaurants including Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano, Ted’s Montana Grill, Modern Market, Pie Five Pizza Co., and P.F. Chang’s.

Chapel Hills Mall: Anchors at this shopping mall include Sears, Macy’s, Dillard’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The mall’s two levels cover 1,200,000 square feet that are home to more than 105 stores and restaurants, including H&M, Vans, Kirk & Hill and Victoria’s Secrety, and a multiscreen movie theater.

Pine Creek Golf Club: Opened in 1988, Pine Creek is an 18-hole public championship golf course that is open year-round.

Amenities include a pro shop, putting and chipping greens and driving range as well as The Grille at Pine Creek, a sportsthemed restaurant with seating for 100.

Briargate Family YMCA: Part of the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region, the facility features racquetball courts, a strength and conditioning center, indoor track, two gymnasiums with basketball and volleyball courts, two swimming pools and a hot tub. Group exercise classes and swim lessons are offered, as well as child care.

Rampart Park: Located north of Rampart High School, this 78-acre park includes basketball and tennis courts, baseball and soccer fields, a playground, picnic shelter, Pikes Peak BMX track and dog park.

Pikes Peak BMX: In 2007, the Pikes Peak BMX track, tucked away in Rampart Park, was redesigned as a replica of the track at the Beijing Olympics. The track is home to weekly races and clinics during spring and summer.

Focus on the Family Bookstore: This shop on the campus of the conservative Christian organization sells books, Bibles, gifts, CDs, DVDs and other items.

Pikes Peak Library District Library 21c: Opened in 2014, Library 21c is home to the district’s largest children’s library and features child-size work areas and plenty of room for users to spread out. An average 3,000 visitors a day visit the library.

Every Home for Christ national headquarters: The Jericho Center for Global Evangelism, the home base of international evangelical missionary organization Every Home for Christ as well as other Christian ministries, is at 640 Chapel Hills Drive.

Memorial Hospital North: Part of the UCHealth system, Memorial Hospital North is one of two Memorial Hospital campuses (the other is its central campus on Boulder Street). Opened in 2007, the 100-acre north campus at 4050 Briargate Parkway features 88 inpatient rooms, a cancer center, catheterization lab and oncology labs. A $100 million, full-service pediatric hospital in conjunction with Children’s Hospital Colorado is scheduled to open in 2018.

ABOVE: Patio homes and apartments surround the sports fields and courts at 78-acre Rampart Park in Briargate.

BELOW: Residents from throughout Briargate frequent the Rampart Dog Park off Lexington Drive, in August 2015. The neighborhood is known for its family-friendly amenities, including parks, entertainment centers and restaurants.

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BRIARGATE, PINE CREEK

WHERE FASHION FINDS YOU

CUL-DE-SACS AND COOL SHOPS

BY CASSIE HEEKE

The Gazette —

Briargate encompasses more than 9,600 acres on Colorado Springs’ north side and was master planned about three decades ago. It’s bursting with residential culde-sacs, features District 20 schools, and boasts a variety of shops and places of worship.

At the Promenade Shops at Briargate, visitors will find higher-end retailers and restaurants including Banana Republic, lululemon athletica, Apple, Biaggi’s and Bird Dog BBQ, which recently was voted No. 1 for barbecue by readers of The Gazette in the annual Best of the Springs contest.

About 2 1/2 miles away sits Rampart Park, popular for its dog park and Pikes Peak BMX track.

The track is home to weekly BMX races and State Games of America and Rocky Mountain State Games events, and is open daily, weather permitting.

Nearby, John Venezia Community Park has been planned with orchards, playgrounds, fountains, trails and sports facilities. It is projected to open in 2017.

A few new and noteworthy businesses have popped up in Briargate in recent years. Paper Source, a Chicago-based chain — SEE BRIARGATE, PINE CREEK • PAGE 16

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that sells specialty papers, custom invitations and craft supplies, opened its doors this summer at the Promenade Shops.

And Pikes Peak Library District’s Library 21c is an innovative new facility with 3-D printers, sewing machines, tools and workspaces open to the public as well as a Business and Entrepreneurial Center with instruction on programming, languages, game development and hands-on training and job-seeking support.

The Briargate community boasts several trails and bike paths frequented by residents, workers and visitors.

Pine Creek, another planned community on the edge of city limits, sits northwest of Briargate. The houses in Pine Creek are built according to strict design and architectural guidelines. The area is home to the public Pine Creek Golf Club, which opened in 1988 and offers a sweeping view of the Colorado Springs skyline and Pikes Peak.

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BROADMOOR Fireworks light up the sky over The Broadmoor in April at the opening of the 32nd Space Symposium.

The lake is a featured attraction at the five-diamond, fivestar resort.

Guests and locals enjoy a lakeside walk after lunch or dinner.

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10 things not to miss:

Broadmoor Resort restaurants: Try the Penrose Room (fine dining), Ristorante Del Lago (upscale Italian), Summit (French bistro), La Taverne (fine dining steakhouse), Lake Terrace Dining Room (renowned Sunday brunch), Golden Bee (English pub), Natural Epicuriean (locally sourced and organic eatery) and Restaurant 1858 (Colorado cuisine) as well as resort cafes.

Broadmoor golf courses: The Broadmoor East Course, home to the 1959 and 1967 U.S. Amateur tourneys, the 1995 and 2011 U.S. Women’s Open championships and the 2008 U.S. Senior Open; the West Course, host site of the 1998 PGA Cup matches; and the Mountain Course, renovated by Nicklaus Designs in 2006.

Jack Nicklaus won his first national title and major championship on The Broadmoor’s East Course in 1959.

2018 U.S. Senior Open: The USGA has chosen The Broadmoor’s East Course to host the 2018 U.S. Senior Open, June 28-July 1.

Wilderness Experience: The Broadmoor offers The Ranch at Emerald Valley in the mountain rising above the resort; Cloud Camp, a retreat built on the site of Cheyenne Lodge atop Cheyenne Mountain; and Fishing Camp, offering fishing and lodging along the Tarryall River.

The Spa at The Broadmoor: A Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Spa with spa packages, facials and other skin care treatments, body therapies such as wraps and peels, massage services, makeup application, waxing and nail services.

Walter’s Bistro: A fine dining restaurant that highlights seafood, on Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo: Admission to this mountainside zoo and its prolific and friendly giraffe herd includes a trip to 8,136 feet to the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, built by Spencer Penrose to honor Will Rogers. It is also Penrose’s tomb, and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Colorado Springs School: This private, nonprofit college prep school for K-12 sits on 28 acres along Broadmoor Avenue.

Penrose Heritage Museum: Built by Julia Penrose in 1941, the museum features many of the carriages and vehicles that she and her husband, Spencer Penrose, collected. Look for three Pikes Peak Hill Climb race cars (circa 1920s) and Julia Penrose’s 1928 Cadillac limousine.

Cheyenne Mountain Resort: This upscale hotel features three restaurants, a spa, 17 indoor and outdoor tennis courts, a fitness center, five pools, a private 35-acre lake and a championship golf course.

SHINING HISTORY, RESORT

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Nestled against a spectacular mountain backdrop, the Broadmoor area is centered by the spectacular Broadmoor Resort, considered one of the best hotels and luxury resorts in the world. The Broadmoor has earned prestigious five-star/five-diamond ratings for 56 years.

This area has a glittering history dating to the 1880s when Prussian Count James Pourtales of Silesia set out to create Broadmoor City which would include Cheyenne Lake and a fancy casino, the first of which burned down. The lake drained away a couple of times before a clay bottom was added, and it remains a focal point of the resort.

A small hotel was built. Then, guided by entrepreneur Spencer Penrose and his partners, the grand hotel was built, its grounds landscaped by the Central Park designers from New York City, and The Broadmoor was given an elegant formal opening in 1918.

A golf professional was hired that year, and today the resort has three championship golf courses.

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Just a block from the hotel is the city’s oldest, and most exclusive, country club, Cheyenne Mountain Country Club at Cheyenne Mountain Resort.

Housing in the Broadmoor area is some of the most expensive and sought after in the region, rising into multimillion-dollar estates.

Private, gated communities cover the mountainsides along with large homes, some with acres of landscaping, lining the winding roads.

The Broadmoor area is replete with historic residences filled with amazing stories: Penrose House, home of Broadmoor hotel founder Spencer Penrose and wife Julie; KTLFLegacy the private Colorado Springs Schoolwww. on the .org Trianon grounds of the former Claremont estate; the Maytag family estate, built in 1927 by Freda Maytag, daughter of Frederick L. Maytag, founder of Maytag appliances; and the home of Chester A. Arthur Jr., whose father was the 21st president of the United States. Many of the area’s mansions have documented family histories.

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CORDERA, WOLF RANCH Wolf Ranch in northeastern Colorado Springs features a large community area, 10 miles of trails, a swimming pool and splash park and regular activities including Parents Night Outs and Teen Nights, August 2014.

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9 things not to miss:

Castlewood Park: Also known as Ye Olde Castlewood Park, this 3.2-acre Cordera open space was inspired by the big and small theme from “Alice in Wonderland” and, to that end, includes oversized and undersized sculptures and play equipment.

Gateway Park: This Wolf Ranch park offers a picturesque pond with fountain, waterfall, picnic tables, pavilion, Wi-Fi, and walking paths. Gateway is home to the annual Wolf Ranch Summer Concert Series.

Black Forest Regional Park: This 385-acre park includes playing fields, tennis courts, a horseshoe pit, horseback riding, trails for hiking and biking, a playground and picnic pavilions.

Happy Meadows Park: Designed to resemble the farm from E.B. White’s classic novel “Charlotte’s Web,” this 2.4-acre Cordera park features barn-themed play equipment, pig and spider sculptures, climbing web, “horse corral”, apple orchard and combination half-court basketball and inline skating rink.

Sushi Rakkyo: This all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant is in Marketplace at Briargate, 9205 N. Union Blvd. The sashimi and sushi rolls are the stars of the show, but everyone can find something to love here.

Till Restaurant and Bar: Opened in June at 9633 Prominent Point, Till is a $12 million open-kitchen restaurant that spans more than 18,000 square feet. The menu includes locally-sourced and organic foods.

Challenger Learning Center of Colorado: Created to honor the seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Challenger, the center, sponsored by Lockheed Martin, works to inspire a new generation of space explorers through science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Students from grade 5 to adults can embark on space station simulator missions.

The Center at Cordera: A hotel-like facility for inpatient nursing and rehabilitation featuring all private rooms with private baths. Patients enjoy amenities including fine dining and and on-site salon.

Cordera Community Center: The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region partners with La Plata Communities to manage this recreation center designed solely for use by Cordera residents.

POPULAR WITH FAMILIES

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Cordera, in north Colorado Springs, is a master-planned community where builders have set a distinct architectural style to the homes, with an emphasis on avoiding cookie-cutter exteriors. Semi-custom houses are offered by local builders and the houses wind along curving streets and cul-de-sacs.

The community is in Academy School District 20 and was designed to cater to residents’ needs for work and play. There is a community center, storybook-themed parks (“Alice in Wonderland,” “Charlotte’s Web”) and trails that invite safe fun for kids of all ages.

The community center features a swimming pool, art and fitness classes and social gatherings, and the grand lawn is home to a summer concert series. Regular gatherings include the Friends Over 50 potluck and Parents Night Out. Wolf Ranch, in — SEE CORDERA, WOLF RANCH • PAGE 21

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northeast Colorado Springs off North Powers Boulevard, offers pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods, tree-lined streets and cul-de-sacs and roundabouts designed to create community and slow traffic. It also is part of Academy School District 20.

The private recreation center offers YMCA-led classes, a swimming pool and splash park, and acres of grassy activity space. There are regular Parents Night Outs and Teen Nights.

Ten miles of trails are open to pedestrians and cyclists and connect a series of pocket parks. Abbey Pond is a wetland that has been used as an outdoor classroom.

Westcreek Park features picnic tables, playground equipment, multipurpose fields and roller hockey and basketball courts, and there’s a special place for pups: Woof Ranch Dog Park.

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CRIPPLE CREEK, VICTOR Dan Rebholz, left, adds a top to the miner’s pick while Ben Loveridge cleans up ice chucks around their sculpture Feb. 13, during the Cripple Creek Ice Festival in Cripple Creek. It’s one of many community events held each year in the mountain town.

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10 things not to miss:

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument: This is the place to go to see world-class insect and plant fossils from the prehistoric era. And, since the name “Florissant” is derived from the French word for flowering, take a look at living specimens, too: The park hosts wildflower walks every weekend in season.

Victor Lowell Thomas Museum: Located in an 1899 building in Victor, the museum covers the history of gold mining and early society in town and contains memorabilia owned by resident Lowell Jackson Thomas, a writer and broadcaster who spent 46 years on NBC’s “Literary Digest” radio show.

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co.: The state’s largest operating gold mine, headquartered in downtown Victor, offers guided tours in summertime.

Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad: This popular family attraction operated out of a restored 1894 station house in Cripple Creek takes visitors on a 4-mile trip, along reconstructed trestles, through the historic gold mining district.

Fall foliage: See the region’s other gold in its autumn prime.

Cripple Creek’s 2 Mile High Club hosts free guided bus tours to see golden aspens and other foliage, departing from the Cripple Creek District Museum through late September.

Cripple Creek District Museum: The museum features four living history areas depicting life in Victorian times, an art gallery and artifacts and exhibits on the area’s mining history.

Bronco Billy’s Hotel and Casino: Claiming much of the main drag’s real estate in Cripple Creek, Bronco Billy’s is home to more than 800 slot machines and 25 game tables, a hotel and several restaurants.

The Butte Theater: Celebrate the area’s rich theater and performance heritage at a historical venue that’s been drawing crowds since the gold rush days.

Grey Wolf Ranch: Visitors to this ranch outside Victor can mount up for a quintessential Colorado horseback ride amid stunning scenery and views of Pikes Peak and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

Vindicator Valley Trail: This 2-mile, interpretive loop takes hikers past some of the area’s more historic mines and mining settlements in Vindicator Valley.

GOLD PAVED THE WAY

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After drawing an estimated 100,000 fortune seekers to the area in the years before the Colorado Territory was created in 1861, the region’s famous gold rush was deep into its wane as the turn of the 20th century approached. A hoax that led to a minor boom at Cottonwood Creek on the west side of Mount Pisgah in 1884 tarnished its hard-won reputation as a hot spot, but that and a lack of returns failed to deter the spirit of Robert Miller “Crazy Bob” Womack, whose years of obsessive prospecting finally paid off. His discovery of the El Paso Lode — later dubbed Gold King Mine — sparked the state’s last big gold rush and led to the founding of Cripple Creek, which evolved from a mining camp established on land Womack purchased with the intent of plundering its ore.

Around that time, gold was discovered in the nearby camp — — SEE CRIPPLE CREEK, VICTOR • PAGE 23

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and later town — of Victor. At one point, the two cities represented the nation’s second-largest gold mining district, with roughly 500 mines yielding more than 22,400,000 ounces of gold. Populations, and occasionally drama, soared.

When her original brothel burned in the first of the city’s two great fires, infamous Cripple Creek madam Pearl de Vere built a lavish new establishment that had running water, fine amenities and private rooms where her girls entertained the town’s most prosperous men.

Visitors to the southwest slopes of Pikes Peak can tour surviving sites in the downtown historic districts, visit the ruins of boom-era mines and even go underground for guided tours.

The gold rush spirit is alive and well here.

Now one of the area’s main industries, casino-style gaming was legalized by Colorado voters in 1990 and expanded with a 2008 vote that allowed additional games, higher

bets and 24-hour operation. Fourteen casinos offer slot machines, poker, blackjack, craps and roulette with a $100 maximum bet to gamblers 21 and older.

If outdoors is more your thing, the changing foliage cues a modern rush drawing thousands of “leaf peepers” to the region each fall. Grab a Teller County road or trail map and set out on your own, or sign up for a free guided tour by bus.

Each winter, skilled “chainsaw cowboys” buzz into the historic downtown for the Cripple Creek Ice Festival, transforming frozen water into three-dimensional art that draws arguably the largest winter crowd of any event in southern Colorado. And in August, the Salute to American Veterans Rally rolls in for the nation’s largest and longest-running motorcycle event west of the Mississippi.

Not many call the Teller County town of Florissant home: The population was just over 100 in 2010, according to the census.

A major draw is the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, south of town.

A competitor leads a group of burros up Bennett Avenue in Cripple Creek for the start of the annual Donkey Derby Races in 2014.

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DOWNTOWN Spectators watch as longhorns are paraded down Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs to promote the annual Ride for the Brand Rodeo, Aug. 19.

The Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo is another summer staple in the Springs.

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9 things not to miss:

America the Beautiful Park: You’ll get a spectacular view of “purple mountain majesties,” namely Pikes Peak, from this city park named for Katharine Lee Bates’ anthem, written in 1893 while she was a Colorado College teacher. The park offers playgrounds, picnic areas, the iconic Julie Penrose Fountain and access to the Midland and Pikes Peak Greenway trails.

Colorado College: Enrolling about 2,000 undergrads, this private liberal arts college that’s “Home of the Tigers” can be found on 90 well-groomed acres. CC follows a block plan: Students take one class at a time for a block of four weeks, with four blocks a semester.

Downtown YMCA: This Y location has all the amenities you need in a gym, including pools, indoor track, weights, cardio machines, basketball, racquetball, squash and volleyball courts, exercise classes, child care, a Pilates studio and even covered parking.

Monument Valley Park: Gen. William Jackson Palmer donated land for this “park for the people” at the turn of the 20th century. It offers ballfields, gardens, tennis and pickleball courts and a heavily-used trail system that parallels Monument Creek.

Acacia Park: This 148-acre popular open space in the middle of downtown is home to Uncle Wilber Fountain for kids in summer and an outdoor synthetic ice rink in winter that’s the place to skate to music and warm up with hot chocolate under the stars.

Fine Arts Center: Built in 1936, the FAC boasts a permanent collection that includes works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Ansel Adams and John Singer Sargent. The FAC is also home to the Bemis School of Art, the Fine Arts Center Theatre Co., Taste restaurant and the Deco Lounge.

American Numismatic Association Money Museum: Money makes the world go ‘round, so why not learn more about its history? Part of the ANA headquarters and located in the same block as the FAC, the museum has one of the world’s best displays of gold coins, a KidsZone and more.

Phantom Canyon Brewing Co.: Housed in the historic three-story Cheyenne Building at Pikes Peak and Cascade avenues is the oldest brewery in the Springs. It’s a lively place with high ceilings, restaurant and bars with indoor and outdoor seating, and billiards hall.

Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum: Admission is free to this downtown museum dedicated to the rich history of Colorado Springs. Included in the collection are artifacts from the Arapaho, Cheyenne and Ute cultures and Van Briggle Pottery.

DOWNTOWN: HEART, HUB

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Downtown is the bustling heart of Colorado Springs. Its streets, lined predominantly with locally-owned restaurants and shops, are iced with trendy lofts and apartments. Tejon Street is a hub for community festivities, including parades, a cattle drive, motorcycle shows and sports and arts events.

Bars and nightclubs bring the area alive after dark. The weekends start on Thursdays, when you’ll see lines outside The Mansion and Cowboys Night Club. The nearby 15c Cigar & Martini Bar offers a speakeasy atmosphere a world away from the busy street outside, while Supernova Bar & Arcade is alight with 1980s arcade games and is known for its friendly wait staff.

Several of the city’s three dozen or so breweries are located downtown. Try Iron Bird, Phantom Canyon or Triple S. The city’s two most popular Irish restaurants, Jack Quinn Irish Alehouse & Pub and McCabe’s Tavern, sit on Tejon Street.

Both feature weekly trivia nights hosted by Geeks Who Drink.

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dren during summertime. The park has a playground and lots of shaded, lush grass that’s prime picnic space.

The first Friday of every month is dedicated to art, with shops and galleries open into the evening hours. And every year, a competition determines whose art will be displayed as part of Art in the Streets, an exhibit of sculptures dotted across the downtown area. This year’s pieces will remain in place until May. For runners and bikers, trails weave through Monument Valley Park. The sidewalks in the historic Old North End are also ideal for a shaded stroll or jog past the beautiful, century-old mansions and greenery.

Colorado College and its many lectures, concerts, sporting events and other activities open to the public sits on the north end of downtown.

Along Cascade Avenue, the Fine Arts Center is a fantastic place to see important local artwork and to catch talented performers onstage. There also are art classes for all ages and multiple art exhibits, both permanent and traveling.

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FALCON, EASTERN PLAINS A crew from American Civil Construction in Denver adds the finishing touches to one of the two new Little League baseball fields at El Paso County’s newest park, Falcon Regional Park on Eastonville Road, June 9. The park covers 215 acres.

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11 things not to miss:

Homestead Ranch Regional Park: This 450-acre park on the edge of Peyton has rolling meadows and tree-covered bluffs running down to a playground and spring-fed pond that offers a nice family escape.

Meridian Ranch Recreation Center: Operating through a partnership with the regional YMCA, the facility is intended for Meridian Ranch residents and offers indoor and outdoor pools as well as sports and activities programs, including a running club.

Woodmen Hills Recreation Center: It’s the hub of Woodmen Hills’ parks and recreation services, which organizes youth sports leagues and at the center hosts events for the whole family.

Antler Creek Golf Course: Opened in 2004 between the Woodmen Hills and Meridian Ranch communities, the 18-hole course measures over 8,000 yards, with wide fairways lending a view to Pikes Peak in the distance.

CreekView Grill: Located inside the golf course clubhouse, it’s the meeting place of golfers and non-golfers alike in the community, and features a diverse menu and a bar.

Guadalajara Family Mexican Restaurant: There’s something for everyone on this menu, and the bright atmosphere puts the “family” in its name.

Frankie’s Too! Sports Bar and Grill: The place to watch the game with daily happy hours and hearty food plates.

Powers Boulevard shopping: Not far west of Falcon is a Colorado Springs’ shopping mecca where you’ll find all the big retailers and restaurant chains.

Cinemark Carefree Circle and IMAX: From Falcon, the silver screens are about a 20-minute drive.

Falcon Town Center: The shopping center is anchored by a Safeway and Walmart and includes banks, a gas station, Starbucks and various fast-food restaurants.

Colorado Springs Airport: Commercial carriers including American, United, Frontier, Alaska, Allegiant and Delta operate here. It’s an easy drive of just over 15 miles with inexpensive parking and rarely a wait for check-in or TSA.

WIDE-OPEN SPACES

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There’s space in the plains far east of Colorado Springs, space to move, breathe, spread out.

Family-oriented communities like Woodmen Hills and Meridian Ranch are growing on the edge of the plains near Falcon.

The land provides for diverse lifestyles yet gives everyone enough room to the enjoy the solitudes of the prairie. Still, shopping areas with modern conveniences are close at hand.

Falcon, which grew as a railroad hub in the late 19th century, is popular among equestrians. The community is home to the 45-acre Latigo Equestrian Center, operated by the Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation, a nonprofit preserving Western heritage. The center stores the riders’ museum and also offers a therapeutic riding program, horse boarding and riding, retail — SEE FALCON, EASTERN PLAINS • PAGE 27

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shops and a restaurant.

Near Falcon High School, within District 49 schools, is the new Falcon Regional Park, 215 acres with baseball fields and plans for trails and a developed equestrian area, dog park and kids splash area.

Woodman Hills offers a recreation center with indoor and outdoor pools. Parks and trails dot the community, which also has a BMX track.

Meridian Ranch bills itself as a place for

golfers, and features the Antler Creek Golf Course. The neighborhood recently opened an indoor pool with lap lanes, a kids play zone and a spa.

Also new to the Falcon community: a neighborhood park with inline hockey and basketball courts along with a multipurpose play field.

Small towns dot the plains, places like Peyton, Ramah, Ellicott and Limon, places where high school football rules and everyone knows everyone. The El Paso County Fair is held in Calhan.

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FOUNTAIN VALLEY The “grandfather cottonwood” is the perfect setting for Tim Weaver to read a story to a group during a nature walk at Fountain Creek Regional Park on July 7.

It’s actually two trees — a plains cottonwood and a narrow-leafed cottonwood.

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8 things not to miss:

Widefield Community Day: In 2016 the annual celebration will be Oct. 8, and kicks off at 10:30 a.m. with a traditional parade that starts in front of Big R, 165 Fontaine Blvd. A cookout at the C. A. Foster Stadium at Widefield High School follows. Fountain Valley Scholars will sell hot dogs, chips and a drink for $3. Widefield Parks and Recreation will have a Fall Festival with vendors set up on the soccer field next to the football field. An annual friendly rivalry football game featuring Widefield D-3’s two high schools, Widefield High and Mesa Ridge High, will start at 1 p.m.

Fountain Valley Veterans Memorial: Dedicated on Veterans Day in 2011, this is a project of the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce, the city of Fountain and the Fountain Downtown Events Association. The tribute is located at Mayors Park in Fountain, along Colorado 85-87.

Cross Creek BMX: A USABMX-sanctioned race track at Cross Creek Regional Park for all ages and skill levels.

It’s at 8115 Parkglen Drive, Fountain. The 60-acre park has a pavilion, playground, athletic fields, trails and a pond.

Pikes Peak International Raceway: The raceway, at 16650 Midway Ranch Road in Fountain, hosts automotive-related events and activities.

Fountain Valley Senior Center: In Fountain, this El Paso County program aims to help seniors with advocacy, independence, direct services and enjoying life to the fullest.

The splash pad in Aga Park: This 4,000-square-foot water park at the southern end of Aga Park in Fountain includes aqua jumpers, dumping belts, a whale spray, a water tunnel and a water dome.

Fountain Creek Nature Center: The facility is run by El Paso County and offers ongoing environmental programs for kids and adults, along with trails and a free educational center.

Metcalfe Park: The Ohio Street open space is the most widely used community park that includes a baseball diamond and a riding arena for the Fountain Riding and Roping Club.

SMALL-TOWN FEEL

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Fountain Valley lies south of Colorado Springs and includes the home-rule town of Fountain and the unincorporated communities of Security and Widefield.

The military-friendly communities maintain a small-town feel but their populations are growing. Higher summer temperatures and generally mild days have made farming and ranching successful for decades.

The personal finance website NerdWallet ranked Fountain and Security-Widefield as the state’s two top “cities on the rise,” based on growth in population, employment and income from 2009 through 2012.

Home prices tend to be lower than in northern sections of the Pikes Peak region, and access to Interstate 25 is quick and easy, so favorite spots across the region can be reached in minutes.

Once the site of a camp for Ute, Arapaho and Cheyenne tribes, French explorers named Fountain for its nearby creek.

Today, the City Hall plaza showcases the community’s famous fountains, and Metcalfe Park has shady picnic spots and a skateboard park.

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Parks and open spaces abound, including the Fountain Creek Nature Center next to Fountain Creek, woodlands, a meadow, marsh and a series of ponds. It’s a top spot in the nation for migratory birds, with more than 280 species visiting.

Programs are offered year-round at the nature center, from kids nature camps to night-sky gazing for the entire family, and trails are available for hikers, bikers and horseback riders.

Two public school districts — Widefield School District 3, which enrolls about 9,500 students, and Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, which has about 8,100 students — serve the area. Both districts have strong community ties.

Widefield D-3 oversees the Security Public Library and manages Widefield Parks and Recreation. Fountain-Fort Carson D-8’s alternative school has multipurpose space and houses other community programs, and the district has four elementary schools and one middle school on the Army base.

Numerous programs involve personnel from Fort Carson.

A private boarding and day school, Fountain Valley School of Colorado, is a longtime fixture and its graduates are successful in a variety of careers.

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Kids can participate in several organized sports leagues and have fun at the Cross Creek BMX, a sanctioned BMX racetrack for all ages and skill levels, located at Cross Creek Regional Park.

Pikes Peak International Raceway is just down the road, offering automotive events, such as performance driving, auto cross and time attacks, as well as fundraising runs and other activities.

The Fountain Valley Senior Center is a happening place where seniors can

take fitness classes, enroll in educational programs, sign up for transportation and meals, and obtain other services.

A Veterans Memorial at Mayors Park, which recognizes veterans from all wars and conflicts, is a sought-after destination, as is the splash pad, a water feature playground for children in Aga Park.

The community is often called one of the Pikes Peak region’s “best kept secrets” by civic leaders, who say the Fountain Valley is a special place to live and work.

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MANITOU SPRINGS Teams race down Manitou Avenue during the 21st Annual Emma Crawford Coffin Races on Oct. 24, 2015. Teams of five — an Emma and four runners — race coffins 195 feet uphill to the finish line.

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10 things not to miss:

Briarhurst Manor: Listed on the National Register of Historic places, this former home of city co-founder Dr. William Bell today is a restaurant serving Colorado cuisine and is a popular wedding and event venue. The public part of the estate covers 5 acres just east of downtown and includes the home’s original carriage house, which dates from the 1870s.

The Broadmoor Pikes Peak Cog Railway: The highest railway in North America marked its 125th year of shuttling tourists to the top of Pikes Peak in June. As many as eight passenger-laden trains depart for the summit daily during peak season.

Cave of the Winds: Tour a cave network (some tours by flashlight or lantern light), tackle a ropes course or brave the Terror-Dactyl and Bat-A-Pult in the hills rising south of town.

The Cliff House at Pikes Peak: This restored luxury Victorian-era hotel on Canon Avenue was built in the 1870s and is a member of Historic Hotels of America. Famous guests include Clark Gable and President Theodore Roosevelt.

Miramont Castle: Built as a private residence in 1895 and now run as a museum by the Manitou Springs Historical Society, this 14,000-square-foot mansion is a mishmash of architectural styles, from Tudor to Byzantine, constructed of Manitou greenstone from nearby Yount Quarry, which operated from 1884 to 1938.

Manitou Springs Heritage Center: A donation-supported museum run by volunteers with the nonprofit Historic Manitou Springs, the center includes exhibits on the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, its railways, and dynamic history with water.

Manitou Incline: This popular route that begins at the end of Ruxton Avenue earned an ardent fan base long before it officially opened to the public in 2013. The grueling staircase to the sky along the remains of a turn-of-the-century funicular route gains 2,000 feet elevation in about a mile.

Manitou Cliff Dwellings: The Anasazi people constructed their digs in the lee of living rock. This 40-room site was moved from southwest Colorado to Manitou in 1904 to protect the dwelling from looters.

Manitou Brewing Co.: The city’s first and only brewery opened in 2014 in a cobblestone alcove off the main street.

Shryver Park: Home to Huck Finn Days, this park and playground at 202 Manitou Ave. welcomes fishing in its stocked pond, picnics and swimming in an adjacent indoor pool.

THRIVING DESTINATION

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The city of Manitou Springs was founded in 1872 by Gen. William Jackson Palmer and Dr. William Abraham Bell, a Cambridge-educated English physician who partnered with Palmer to explore and reap the wealth of new corporate and tourism ventures made possible by the expanding Denver and Rio Grande Railroad.

Snugged at the base of Pikes Peak about six miles west of downtown Colorado Springs and bounded by Mount Manitou, Red Mountain and Englemann Canyon, the settlement of Manitou Springs long had been a destination for early inhabitants and visitors to the region who traveled there to drink of and bathe in the fabled — and allegedly healing — mineral spring waters that bubbled forth.

With the site easily accessible by rail car, Palmer and Bell envisioned Manitou Springs blossoming into a resort town along the lines of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — an upscale retreat for well-heeled wellness seekers — but with a distinctly western flair and the rarefied air that was known to be beneficial to — SEE MANITOU SPRINGS • PAGE 33

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those suffering from respiratory ailments such as tuberculosis.

Today, the city — which expanded southeast to include the Crystal Hills subdivision in the 1960s — continues to fulfill and further that original dream for year-round residents and as a thriving tourist destination and scenic launch pad for more rigorous, high-altitude adventures in the mountains to the west.

Established as a National Historic District in 1980, the downtown area and main street corridor boast parks, an array of specialty shops and galleries, historic hotels and restaurants offering a range of cuisines.

The town’s eastern fringe is home to the

only two recreational marijuana shops in El Paso County.

Manitou Springs also marks the gateway to Pikes Peak for those heading up by foot via Barr Trail, by the historic cog railway or by bicycle or vehicle along the Pikes Peak Highway.

The city is known for hosting a unique array of festivals and community celebrations, including an annual Mardi Gras gathering and the Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Parade, which draw more than 10,000 spectators and competitors each October for a street fete, parade and “coffin race” inspired by a young tuberculosis victim whose coffin famously unmoored from its mountainside burial site and slid down into the canyon below more than a century ago.

Downtown Manitou Springs is a National Historic District. The town, founded in 1872, was a gathering place for American Indian tribes. The natural springs continue to draw visitors.

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MILITARY Peterson Air Park at Peterson Air Force Base on the Springs’ east side.

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Personnel enter the heart of NORAD on Cheyenne Mountain through the main blast door in August 2002. The 9/11 attacks in 2001 marked the only time in NORAD’s history when the blast doors were closed.

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Architecture: The Air Force Academy is a national historic site renowned for its modernist architecture. The soaring Cadet Chapel and spired Polaris Hall have drawn design plaudits and crowds of tourists.

No Pain No Gain: On the south side of Fort Carson is the infamous Agony Hill. This steep and winding road is a favorite marching spot for motivated sergeants who want their soldiers to see what “giving it all” means.

America’s Bunker: The Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station is drilled into the granite of a mountain just west of Fort Carson. The underground command post was designed to withstand a nuclear blast. But don’t drive up for a look. Security is tight and signs warn visitors of the heavily-armed guards.

Area 52: Schriever Air Force Base is so secretive that some airmen call it Area 52, a tongue-in-cheek nod to the secretive Area 51 base in the Nevada desert. There are no UFOs behind the prisonlike double fence where airmen toil there. But there are nuclear clocks; it’s where the world learns what time it is.

Oh, Canada: Thanks to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, Colorado Springs is home to the largest permanent foreign deployment of Canadian troops — 150 military members and 200 members of their families. Their local joke: If you have a two-car garage but can’t fit a car in it due to your other possessions, you’ve “gone American.”

Sushi in Uniform: Peterson Air Force Base’s commissary and base exchange are the most elaborate establishments of their kind this side of the Pentagon. (They have sushi!)

Get in the Swing: The military here is big on golf. Fort Carson has a mountain course with GPS-equipped carts. The Air Force Academy has two courses laid out by President Dwight Eisenhower. Peterson has the Silver Spruce Course, the perfect place for busy generals to get in a quick nine.

History: Fort Carson has a museum just outside its main gate that shows the history of the 4th Infantry Division from World War I to the capture of Saddam Hussein. At Peterson, the Air and Space Museum has a collection of artifacts and aircraft including a Lockheed Constellation.

Extreme Chow Hall: Mitchell Hall at the Air Force Academy serves sit-down meals for 4,000 cadets. In minutes all of them get hot food in a dining facility ballet unrivaled on the planet.

To Go Menu: Dining facilities at Fort Carson have something new for the military. Soldiers can pull up to a drive-thru window to get their standard-issue chow.

HERITAGE PREDATES WWII

BY TOM ROEDER

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Troops say Colorado Springs is a military town that doesn’t feel like a military town.

Sure, the military plays a huge role in the Pikes Peak region’s economy, accounting for nearly 40 cents of every dollar generated locally. But with a population of nearly 700,000 in El Paso and Teller counties, the 40,000 troops who serve at five military bases here can leave work and feel like civilians.

The military came to Colorado Springs on the eve of World War II as local leaders purchased ranches and donated them to the war department. Those acres now house Fort Carson.

The Air Force moved in during the war years, too, establishing Peterson Air Force Base on the east side of town and later Ent Air Force Base in what is now a central neighborhood and home to the Olympic Training Center.

During the Cold War, the military boomed in Colorado Springs with the opening of the Air Force Academy, the famed Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station carved into Cheyenne Mountain, and secretive Schriever Air Force Base.

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MILITARY New cadets hurry over bridges at the Air Force Academy during a day of inprocessing for the class of 2018 in June 2014.

Locals enjoy attending sporting events on the campus.

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Since 9/11 the military boom has continued with the Army doubling the number of soldiers at Fort Carson and making the post home to the 4th Infantry Division.

The military missions of the region are diverse.

Up north, 4,000 cadets are learning to become officers on the 18,500-acre academy campus.

Off Powers Boulevard on the city’s east side leaders with collars weighed down by

stars direct Air Force Space Command, U.S. Northern Command, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Army Space and Missile Defense Command.

Farther east, on Colorado 94, airmen at Schriever Air Force Base run the military’s constellation of satellites. The base also provides a space-based signal that has revolutionized civilian life: the Global Positioning System.

At Fort Carson to the south of town, the 4th Infantry Division is a unit unique in the Army with a tank brigade, a brigade of

eight-wheeled Stryker vehicles and a third combat brigade with ground-pounding infantry.

Other prominent units in the region include Peterson’s 302nd Airlift Wing, which uses four-engined C-130 transports to fight wildfires from the air, and the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center at Schriever, where intelligence agency experts and troops gather for space-based war games.

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NORTH A roundabout in the Flying Horse neighborhood, featuring a sculpture and extensive garden, showcases the care the community places on design elements and the quality of life of its residents.

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10 things not to miss:

UCHealth Emergency Room: This Meadowgrass Drive facility is designed to cut wait times for emergency care. The ER includes diagnostic equipment such as CT scanners, digital X-ray and ultrasound, and on-site labs.

Regal Interquest Stadium: There are 14 movie theaters featuring plush seating in this first-run movie multiplex on Interquest Parkway.

Barefoot, Mary Kyeer and Angel Mist parks: These are three popular neighborhood open spaces with playgrounds and areas popular with dog walkers.

Magnum Shooting Center: The National Shooting Sports Foundation recently named Magnum a “Local Champion” in firearm safety. Magnum features 24 pistol/rifle lanes and six 100-yard pistol/rifle lanes.

Bass Pro Shops: The Springfield, Mo.-based national outdoor retailer came to the Copper Ridge at Northgate retail complex in 2013. Shoppers at the 120,000-square-foot store can take part in workshops, watch equipment demonstrations, dine at a 450-seat restaurant and bowl at a 16-lane bowling alley.

Haunted Mines: For a decade, this seasonal Halloween attraction has scared visitors at the nonprofit Western Museum of Mining and Industry on North Gate Boulevard. After being spooked by the resident ghouls, you may be surprised to learn Haunted Mines “employees” are all volunteers, and all proceeds go to keep the museum going or to charities.

New Santa Fe Regional Trail: Popular with cyclists, runners, equestrians and fitness walkers, this 20-mile trail connects Colorado Springs to Palmer Lake. It winds through the Air Force Academy and the town of Monument.

Discovery Canyon Campus: This pre-K through grade 12 International Baccalaureate public school in Academy District 20 opened in fall 2005.

The Summit: Bowl, play laser tag, play in the arcade, watch pro football on TV, dine, or host a meeting or a birthday party at this entertainment complex on Interquest Parkway. The facility was recently rebranded to be more adult-focused, although management promises that kids will still love it.

Southern Hospitality Southern Kitchen: Located near Bass Pro Shops in the Copper Ridge at Northgate retail center, the upscale Memphis-style barbecue chain focuses on smoked meats, an exclusive bourbon list, and private rooms for groups of 10 to 300.

STUNNING VIEWS

BY KELSEY KENDALL

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Named for its proximity to the north gate of the Air Force Academy, Northgate is a collection of newer neighborhoods as well as older ranches and horse properties and the established Gleneagle area.

Northgate is home to New Life Church, Compassion International and the Rampart campus of Pikes Peak Community College. It offers its residents easy access to the great outdoors with 60 acres of park lands and nature trails.

Residents enjoy beautiful views in almost all directions: Pikes Peak and the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains to the west and south, the Tri-Lakes area and Black Forest to the north and northeast.

Excellent educational opportunities are available in the Northgate community, from preschool to Pikes Peak Community College. Younger students can attend the many charter and public schools in the area, including The Classical Academy, which draws students from across the region.

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Special events including weddings are hosted here. The golf clubhouse has fine dining options including the acclaimed Steakhouse at Flying Horse.

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NORTH CENTRAL Robert Atkins flies down Kinnickinnick Trail during an Ascent Cycling Series race at Palmer Park in June 2014. The park offers miles of biking, hiking and running trails that wind among sandstone spires and pine trees.

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9 things not to miss:

Stargazers Theatre & Event Center: It’s that dome-shaped building you see as you drive along Pikes Peak Avenue. The 550-seat former movie theater is now a popular Colorado Springs music venue. In addition to live concerts and film screenings, it’s used for corporate seminars, banquets, fundraisers and other events Trader Joe’s: The California-based, ultrapopular specialty grocer features high-quality imported and domestic foods and beverages. Although it carries just a fraction of what’s found in larger groceries, shoppers flock here for artisan breads, varied frozen entrees, deli items, and vitamins and supplements.

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: Built on the grounds of a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients, this always expanding University of Colorado campus started as a small commuter school, with the first dorms opening in 1997. Today, a growing UCCS has students from every Colorado county, all 50 states and 40 countries among its 11,000 undergraduates and 1,700 post-graduates.

Palmer Park: This 700-acre park, a gift from city founder Gen. William Jackson Palmer, is the largest park in the city and includes 25 miles of trails, a playground, volleyball court, baseball field and popular dog park.

Patty Jewett Municipal Golf Course: One of two municipal courses in Colorado Springs, Patty Jewett has been entertaining duffers since 1898 — making it one of the oldest courses in the U.S. There’s a range, pro shop, club house, banquet space and a lively bar and restaurant.

U.S. Olympic Training Center: If you watched the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, you were looking at many athletes competing for the U.S. and other countries who train at this extensive facility in the Springs. It’s a cool place to visit — about 140,000 people tour the center each year.

Pulpit Rock Park: Grab friends or family and make the fairly easy hike to the top of Pulpit Rock — the imposing rock structure you see on the east side of Interstate 25 (that one on the west side is Pikes Peak). Once up top, you’ll have an amazing view of the Springs, Pikes Peak and everything else for miles.

Four Diamond Sports Complex: This Nevada Avenue facility features outdoor ballfields and a playground for the kids.

There are baseball, softball, football and soccer fields, some of them used by UCCS teams.

Colorado Springs Country Club: Members and their guests enjoy golf, tennis, swimming, fitness, massage therapy, a wildlife sanctuary and meals in the clubhouse.

VENERABLE COMMUNITIES

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Construction began in Village Seven, one of the oldest planned communities in Colorado Springs, nearly 50 years ago.

The neighborhood’s cul-de-sacs are filled with ranch-style and two-story homes. Mature trees beautify the area.

Garden Ranch residents have easy access to Garden Ranch Park, Pulpit Rock, Austin Bluffs, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and popular shopping and dining areas. The Garden Ranch YMCA turns 30 this year.

Home of the Mountain Lions, UCCS encompasses 550 acres at the foot of Austin Bluffs. It is one of four campuses in the University of Colorado system, and, as of 2014, had 11,000 undergraduate and 1,700 graduate students.

University Village Colorado is the product of a city mission to turn a strip of old motels and decaying properties into a shopping and dining hub for UCCS students and other community members. The center boasts a Costco, Lowe’s, Trader Joe’s, Stein Mart, Kohl’s and a MacSuperstore, along with a wealth of locally owned and chain restaurants.

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The 700-acre Palmer Park has one of the city’s most extensive trail networks for hiking, running and mountain bike riding.

The outer loop is about eight miles. An enclave of homes sits between the park and Colorado Springs Country Club.

Knob Hill started as its own city of fewer than 4,000 people before being annexed

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Garden of the Gods Park: The name of this iconic park and National Natural Landmark will make sense once you stand in the shadows of its cathedral of red rock formations. It’s a popular place for locals and tourists to walk, run, hike, bike, horseback ride and rock climb. There are 15 miles of trails including 1.5 paved wheelchair-accessible miles. Admission is free.

Kissing Camels Golf Course: This 27-hole private golf course with range and pro shop is available to members, guests and those staying at the Garden of the Gods Club and Resort. The pine tree-lined course offers gorgeous views of Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak.

Mountain Shadows Park: This neighborhood park features baseball and softball fields, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, playground, picnic pavilion and trails.

Ute Valley Park: This is an oasis of 338 acres filled with miles of trails, featuring a hogback ridge on the west side. A group called Friends of Ute Valley Park raises money to help maintain the property and completes trail and maintenance work.

The main parking lot is off Vindicator Drive.

Blodgett Peak Open Space: A popular, moderately difficult hike will take you to the the wreckage of a 1943 plane crash.

First you must climb Blodgett Peak, then descend 800 feet down the northwest ridge about six miles round trip on rough trail for about a 3,000 feet elevation gain.

Ormes Peak: Training to climb a fourteener? Here’s a 9,727foot mountain that’ll challenge your legs and lungs. Up top you’ll have extensive mountain views in every direction. If a current crowdfunding campaign is successful, a ski area may eventually be built on the peak.

Wilson Ranch Park: Amenities at this 11.4-acre community park include tennis courts, swimming pool, picnic pavilion, playground, roller hockey-basketball courts, and a softball/ baseball diamond.

Trinity Brewing: Opened in 2009, this is a popular, dog- and cyclist-friendly stop for craft beer and pub food. What makes it even cooler? This Garden of the Gods Road pub was constructed mainly from recycled materials. Sample Trinity’s artisanal brews like Red Swingline IPA Primitif, which took the silver medal at the 2015 Festival of Barrel Aged Beer.

Space Foundation World Headquarters and Discovery Center: If your kid wants to be a space explorer, the Discovery Center offers a good place to learn via space-themed classes to improve students’ interest and skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

3.14 Sweet and Savory Pi Bar: Cutely named for everyone’s favorite irrational number, this Centennial Boulevard eatery has “an infinite number” of flavor combinations for its signature food. Grab a slice of quiche or savory pot “Pi” and follow it up with a slice of dessert pie such as “Blueberry Fields Forever.”

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Rockrimmon residents enjoy their proximity to the foothills and trails — and visits from wildlife, including herds of deer.

FOOTHILLS BEAUTY

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Look northwest of Colorado Springs and you’ll see the trees of Pike National Forest.

The forest is also home to Ormes Peak, which a husband-andwife duo hopes to turn into a 1,150-acre ski resort. If they succeed, the 9,700-foot mountain will be the closest place for Pikes Peak region residents to hit the slopes.

The area’s Rockrimmon neighborhood is bursting with wildlife; deer, bears, bobcats, foxes and coyotes frequent the area. It has attractions both natural and cultivated — Ute Valley Park, Blodgett Peak Open Space and Mountain Shadows Open Space contain popular hiking trails and rock climbing spots, while the Air Force Academy and downtown area are just a few minutes’ drive away.

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the west, with the 9,426-foot Blodgett Peak towering above.

More than 300 of Cedar Heights’ 990 acres are undeveloped. The Cedar Heights Community Association maintains Echo Canyon Park, the Solitude Park conservation area and a network of trails in this neighborhood overlooking Garden of the Gods, Pike National Forest, Manitou Springs and Red Rock Canyon Open Space.

Kissing Camels is a 27-hole private golf community neighboring Garden of the Gods Park. It’s named after one of the park’s most-photographed rock formations. Residents share amenities with the private Garden of the Gods Club and Resort.

In 2012, the Waldo Canyon fire destroyed nearly 350 homes in the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Many who called the area home have since returned and rebuilt their houses.

A memorial sculpture by Eileen Gay titled “Heart” was installed in Mountain Shadows Park in 2014 and commemorates the community’s loss and reconstruction.

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Garden of the Gods lives up to its name, as millions have witnessed. It’s a popular place for both Colorado Springs locals and tourists to walk, hike, mountain bike, horseback ride and rock climb. There are 15 miles of trails including 1.5 paved wheelchair-accessible miles. Admission is free.

POWERS CORRIDOR Kids play on rock formations in Sandstone Park in the Stetson Hills neighborhood in August 2015.

Families gravitate to the area for its newer homes and local schools.

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10 things not to miss:

High Chaparral Open Space: This area is home to scrub oak and mixed grass prairie and boasts views of the Spanish Peaks and Wet Mountains from its ridgeline, the highest point in eastern Colorado Springs. It encompasses 54 acres set aside for wildlife preservation and hiking trails.

Bikini Xpresso: The scantily-clad employees of this drivethru coffee joint off Powers present a scene that’s decidedly NSFW, but their more-racy-than-Hooters attire has attracted a devoted following.

National Museum WWII Aviation: Offering both guided and self-led tours, this nonprofit museum aims to provide “unique educational experiences that promote a deeper understanding of the historical importance of American aviation in World War II,” as well as the wartime industry’s role in shaping the modern world.

Nano 108 Brewery, Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery, Rocky Mountain Brewing: Recent years have seen more pedestrian-friendly shopping plazas and neighborhood-style businesses along the corridor, including a growing number of craft breweries.

Sky Sox Baseball at Security Service Field: The city’s minor league baseball team is headed to Texas in 2019, but the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers continues to play out its seasonal schedule of home games to dedicated fans at the nation’s highest professional ballpark.

VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa: An upscale, membership-based fitness club on a 175,000-square-foot resort-style campus, VillaSport features workout areas with state-ofthe-art equipment as well as a full array of spa services and health and fitness programs.

Costco: Come for the tapas-style lunch of kiosk sample offerings; linger for the discounted members-only bulk shopping.

Cinemark Imax: The only theater in town that offers the full, curved-screen IMAX experience is housed in a shopping plaza just east of Powers, amid a collection of familiar retailers and big-box stores.

New Life Church: Located on a massive campus established in the early 1990s, this evangelical mega-church draws its more than 10,000 members from as far away as Pueblo and the Denver suburbs.

Springs Ranch Golf Club: An 18-hole public course extending over 200 scenic acres, Springs Ranch lets guests book a tee time or lesson with a pro. Show up two hours before sunset and it’s $12 to walk as many holes as you can manage.

DEVELOPMENT CONTINUES

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As recently as a few decades ago, much of this commercial thoroughfare and main north-south highway on Colorado Springs’ east side was an empty horizon that harkened to quieter times.

Named for the family of former State Sen. Ray Powers, whose parents, Cora and Guy Powers, once ran a massive dairy operation on 720 acres at the heart of the project, the modern boulevard extends from the southern Black Forest area at the intersection of Interstate 25 and Interquest Parkway to Fountain, where it rejoins the interstate at Mesa Ridge Parkway.

The city embraced the concept of a Powers Boulevard Corridor as part of a Major Thoroughfare Plan in 1964, but it was another 20 years before things got rolling on plans and then construction for the multimillion-dollar, longterm project, which moved forward — and continues — in phases. Given the official name Colorado 21 when CDOT took ownership and maintenance in 2007, work continues under that agency’s watch as part of the now-$150-million Powers Boulevard expansion project. The ultimate goal is to turn much of the route — SEE POWERS CORRIDOR • PAGE 45

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For now, though, most of Powers remains a heavily-traveled, four- to six-lane eastern bypass of the city that serves as the main route for many heading to and from Colorado Springs Airport and on big box or boutique shopping ventures. As has been said, “If you can’t find what you seek here, you’re not looking.”

Powers also provides access to two hospitals, numerous community parks and open spaces and many newer neighborhoods.

Stetson Hills is one of the city’s newer and more high-end developments. The collection of some 700 homes in neighborhoods to the south, known as Springs Ranch, is similarly upscale.

About 3 miles north of the airport at roughly the midpoint of Powers Boulevard is Cimarron Hills, popular among single families and younger renters, many who attend or graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. More than 90 percent of the homes here were built between 1970 and 1999, and the architectural styles are consistent.

To the east of Cimarron Hills is the Claremont Ranch neighborhood, a newer community of single-family houses and townhomes and the future home of a 160,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by a king-sized King Soopers Marketplace, due to open in 2017.

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SOUTHEAST 10 things not to miss:

Colorado Springs Airport: The 275,000-square-foot, 12-gate facility opened in 1994. The concourses are easy to navigate — the furthest gate is less than 1,000 feet walking distance from ticket counters or baggage carousel. Free shuttle service in short- and long-term parking is a bonus for travelers.

Southeast Armed Services YMCA: The community center offers before and after school programs, day camps, health and fitness classes, personal training, Parents Night Out events and more. Members of the armed services are particularly appreciated and free or low-cost youth development, healthy living and social responsibility programs are available for junior enlisted military members and their families.

Leon Young Sports Complex: The complex named after Colorado Springs’ only African-American mayor offers eight baseball/softball fields and a playground.

The Airplane Restaurant: Here’s a chance to eat inside an intact Boeing KC-97 tanker. The plane was built in 1953 and refueled aircraft around the world. In 2002 it became a restaurant that serves lunch and dinner, including salads, ribs, steak, pasta, seafood and chicken.

El Pomar Youth Sports Park: The park includes 18 playing fields on 58 acres, with nine baseball/softball fields, eight natural grass soccer/lacrosse fields, one championship artificial turf field, batting cages, inline hockey rink, concession area and trailhead to the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail.

Skyview Sports Complex: The 41-acre complex includes six fields, a playground and a restaurant.

Tong Tong Restaurant: The Korean restaurant offers lunch specials and traditional entrees, such as bulgogi, kalbi, japchae and cold noodle naengmyeon.

Peterson Air Force Base: The 21st Space Wing headquartered here is the Air Force’s only organization providing missile warning and space control to unified commanders and combat forces worldwide.

Sand Creek Library: Highlights of this small library at a convenient location include a kids section, computers, book clubs, free Wi-Fi and art exhibits.

Fountain Creek Regional Trail: The trail meanders along Fountain Creek beginning at the El Pomar Youth Sports Park and continuing south through Fountain Creek Regional Park. The path passes by Willow Springs Ponds, Hanson Nature Park and Fountain Creek Nature Center.

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AFFORDABLE LIVING

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Southeast Colorado Springs offers affordable living near Fort Carson, Peterson Air Force Base and the Colorado Springs Airport. It’s one of the oldest sections of the city and offers a variety of housing options, from apartments and townhomes to single-family ranchers and horse properties, new housing and resale.

Spring Creek is a traditional neighborhood development with a human-scaled street scape and front porches.

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Pikes Peak Park runs along South Circle Drive and Chelton Road. Most of the homes here were built in the 1970s and early 1980s and mostly feed into Harrison School District 2.

The nearby Southeast Armed Services YMCA prides itself on serving military families as well as schools in the area and the community.

Outdoors and sports enthusiasts will find much to enjoy in the area, including the city-owned, 18-hole Valley Hi Golf Course, Covert Ops Paintball’s more than 15 acres for play, and The Aviary Disc Golf Course, a natural oasis in the middle of a primarily industrial area.

The Leon Young Sports Complex, with eight softball/baseball fields and a playground, was named after the city’s only black mayor who believed in supporting local youth.

The Sand Creek Trail begins a half mile southwest of Sierra High School, passes by the YMCA and runs through Wildflower Park near Wildflower Elementary School, with its athletic fields, picnic pavilion and playground.

Other green spaces in the area include Monterey, Centennial and Giberson parks.

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SOUTHWEST Matt Elmore leads a group across one of the ferrata bridges Aug. 15 at The Broadmoor Soaring Adventure’s new Fin Course.

The course features three zip lines across a canyon in the mountains of southwest Colorado Springs.

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Cheyenne Mountain State Park: This 2,701-acre Colorado state park that opened in October 2006 includes 21 miles of trails, an archery range and campgrounds.

To preserve the ecosystem, no dogs are allowed. A day pass is $7 per vehicle.

Stratton Open Space: This public recreation spot sits at the base of Cheyenne Canyon and has many well-maintained trails. Dogs — but not humans — may swim in South Suburban Reservoir.

Section 16/Palmer Trail Loop: This 6-mile popular trail south of Manitou Springs and southwest of Old Colorado City offers great views of Garden of the Gods, Red Rock Canyon Open Space and Pike National Forest. You’ll gain 1,678 feet, including a challenging climb if you hike counter-clockwise.

The Broadmoor Seven Falls: This privately-owned attraction features South Cheyenne Creek’s series of seven cascading waterfalls. Admission is $14 per adult, $8 per child. Parking is included, as is shuttle service from The Broadmoor hotel.

North Cheyenne Cañon Park: Don’t miss Helen Hunt Falls, Silver Cascade Falls, the White Fir Botanical Reserve and the Starsmore Visitor and Nature Center.

Guided hikes are available. The 1,277-acre park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bear Creek Regional Park: Among the amenities at this 545-acre park are picnic pavilions, ball fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, an archery range, volleyball and basketball courts, and 10 miles of trails. The yearround Bear Creek Nature Center offers self-guided or guided tours.

Joseph’s Fine Dining: Located on 8th Street, this fine dining restaurant serves continental cuisine in an upscale, comfortable setting. The dinner menu features seafood, steaks, chicken and entrees including Pork Osso Bucco and Veal Picatta.

Sacred Grounds Coffee in the Canyon: This Cheyenne Boulevard cafe and wine bar offers coffee drinks and gourmet foods including homemade baked goods, sandwiches and soups at lunch and a rotating dinner menu.

FOCUS IS ON NATURE

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The area’s southwest neighborhoods are in many ways centered on nature. Dirt trails, paved paths, parks and open spaces are prolific.

Homes are built along creeks or on treed mountainsides. There are rock formations to climb, and the views are spectacular.

Wild animals consider this place their home. Deer graze in yards and bears pay regular visits.

The Skyway neighborhood includes modestly priced homes but sales numbers soars as you reach the hillside mansions in the trees.

Area homes fall within Cheyenne Mountain School District 12.

Many of the homes along Cheyenne Creek first were built as summer cottages. Most have been expanded over the years and large new homes have been added to the area. At most homes, outdoor living is supreme.

A former homestead, Harlan Wolfe Ranch, has become a Pikes Peak Urban Gardens pick-and-pay locale.

The Ivywild and Cheyenne Canyon areas have colorful histories that have included baseball teams, a circus, a famous science fiction writer and other oft-told stories.

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Dating back to 1888, Ivywild has original Victorian homes, smaller bungalows and new apartment complexes and condominiums. Infill residences are tucked onto large lots.

A major neighborhood redevelopment is underway in Ivywild. The neighborhood’s 1916 Ivywild School was closed in 2009. It was the perfect opportunity for two restaurateurs and developers, one a craft beer expert, to rescue the grand building and turn it into the centerpiece for a multiuse commercial/ retail development that has won wide acclaim and is being copied. On the site is a performing arts center, Bristol Brewing, a bakery, deli, concert and community venue and an art and farmers market. It’s just the beginning and a popular one at that.

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TRI-LAKES Gracie Adams, 6, climbs a tree near the shore of Palmer Lake in July 2015. It was the first summer in three years the lake appeared so inviting, fed by a wet spring. The lake is open to fishing and is home to an annual summertime fishing derby.

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10 things not to miss:

Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts: Founded in 1998 as a nonprofit, the venue hosts art exhibits, concerts, benefits, lectures, theater, receptions, classes, workshops and events.

New Santa Fe Regional Trail: This popular trail is a hit with runners, hikers, bikers and families with its views, wildlife sightings and geological features. A portion of the trail follows the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line. It passes through the eastern edge of the Air Force Academy campus.

Monument Lake: The reservoir is less than a halfmile from Monument. Fishing is plentiful here, with anglers reeling in rainbow trout, sucker, brown trout, catfish and smallmouth bass.

The Villa Palmer Lake: The restaurant building also has served as a post office and ice cream parlor but now it serves meals such as veal saltimbocca ($23), blue crab chicken ($18) and scallops au gratin ($26).

Air Force Academy: Self-guided tours are available at the academy 8 miles north of Colorado Springs. The Barry Goldwater Air Force Academy Visitor Center provides info on the academy’s history, cadet life and campus attractions, including the Cadet Chapel, Falcon Athletic Center and Arnold Hall.

Palmer Lake: The lake is adjacent to the 15-mile New Santa Fe Regional Trail in the town of Palmer Lake and fishing is available.

King’s Deer Golf Club: The regulation 18-hole championship golf course opened in 1999. At an elevation of 7,400 feet, it’s the highest elevation course along the Front Range.

La Casa Fiesta: The Mexican restaurant in downtown Monument opened in 1996 and features a happy hour from 2 to 5:30 p.m. daily.

Palmer Lake Reservoir Trail: The 4.1-mile out and back trail is located near Palmer Lake and accessible to all skill levels. Dogs are allowed if on leash.

Spruce Mountain: The flat-top mesa just north of Palmer Lake offers plentiful trails open to hikers, horseback riders, mountain bikers and pets on leash.

Spruce Mountain Open Space Trail is a 5.5-mile trail that features excellent views.

LIFE NEAR THE WATER

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The first Monument residents arrived in the little town at the base of the Rampart Range in 1865, but things didn’t get shaking until 1872 when Monument became a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad. First Dubbed Henry’s Station, the town’s name was changed to Monument in 1882 in honor of Monument Creek and Monument Rock.

Nowadays the burg about 20 minutes north of Colorado Springs is home to nearly 6,000 residents. Palmer Lake to the north and Woodmoor to the east round out the Tri-Lakes area. Residents have access to good restaurants, schools, galleries, new home sites and easy access to I-25.

The moniker doesn’t lie — there’s water in these parts, including Monument Lake, Palmer Lake and Lake Woodmoor.

And good ol’ small-town festivals? There are plenty to be had here, such as the region’s Fourth of July festivities and Christmas holiday traditions.

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TRI-LAKES Palmer Ridge High School students sing Christmas carols at the annual chili dinner to support the Palmer Lake City Fire Department, November 2015. In the late 1800s, Denver passengers paid $1 roundtrip for a trip to Palmer Lake for fishing and picnicking.

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More artistic events can be found throughout the year at the Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts, with concerts by local, regional and national artists, art openings and plays.

The region is filled with locally-owned shops and restaurants. Schools feed into Lewis-Palmer School District 38.

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Ruby Allen, 6, awaits the start of the children’s bicycle parade in downtown Monument at the Tri-Lakes 4th of July Celebration in 2015.

UTE PASS Green Mountain Falls is a great place to launch a hike on the north slope of Pikes Peak or simply to enjoy a picnic beside the lake. The gazebo, seen in August 2015, has drawn residents and visitors for decades.

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11 things not to miss:

The Pikes Peak Highway: The road winds 19 miles to the top of the 14,115-foot mountain. Each summer you can compete in or watch the Pikes Peak Hill Climb motor vehicle and bicycle races.

North Pole Colorado and Santa’s Workshop: This Christmas-themed amusement park opened in 1956 on the slopes of Pikes Peak near Cascade. It was modeled after an attraction in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Pantry: The historic restaurant has been in Green Mountain Falls for more than 60 years, boasting a “Cowboy Cookout” Thursday through Sunday nights, live entertainment, a creekside garden and a humongous pancake called “The Motherload.”

The Catamount Trail: This trail scales the steep mountain south of Green Mountain Falls, taking trekkers through the Garden of Eden and into the Pikes Peak’s North Slope Recreation Area.

Crystola Roadhouse: This restaurant and bar provides a spot for travelers to get food and refreshments and enjoy live music most weekends.

Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center: If you’re a dinosaur nut, you’ll especially enjoy this museum’s educational displays and skeletons of reptiles, pterosaurs and fish of North America’s Cretaceous period.

Bierworks Brewery: This craft brewery in downtown Woodland Park is a popular watering hole for residents and tourists.

Manitou Lake: This 5-acre reservoir off Colorado 67 north of Woodland Park is a good place to relax, picnic, fish, camp, and take photos of Pikes Peak.

Fusion Japan: Who would expect sushi in the Colorado mountains? This Asian restaurant has it — and locals and visitors return again and again.

McGinty’s Wood Oven Pub: The food served at this mountain crossroads in Divide warrants your attention. The pub offers wood oven pizza (renamed “patty cakes”) and also has traditional Irish fare.

Mueller State Park: Head south out of Divide on Colorado 67 a few miles to get to this beautiful park. Mueller has hiking, camping, a nature center and is one of the most popular Teller County stops during the fall to see the golden aspens. A day pass costs $7 per vehicle.

GATEWAY TO THE MOUNTAINS

BY MATT STEINER

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Traveling west between the steep canyon walls and up the mouth of Ute Pass west of Colorado Springs, it’s difficult not to relax as you escape the fast pace of the city below.

The four-lane U.S. 24 that leads into the mountains to the west was a narrow, dirt wagon road known as the Ute Trail in the 1860s. The highway provides one of only a few conduits from the Front Range into the higher Rocky Mountain elevations.

The drive into the High Country from Colorado Springs winds past or through Cascade, Green Mountain Falls, Chipita Park, Woodland Park and the four-corners town of Divide, at more than 9,000 feet above sea level.

Tourists have traveled to Cascade for more than 120 years, making their way to the Pikes Peak Highway that was built in 1888. Just past the highway, you’ll find Green Mountain Falls (population just over 600) and a true mountain town atmosphere. The gazebo on the small lake is a popular setting for photos and even an occasional wedding.

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Hikers set off from Crags Campground on the trail to The Crags on the west side of Pikes Peak in September 2012. The area is especially popular with fall leaf-peepers.

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County. With more than 7,500 residents the city has welcomed more modern amenities like fast-food restaurants and a Walmart store.

Woodland Park celebrates the 125th anniversary of its incorporation in 2016 with events and festivals almost every weekend, including the Cruise Above the Clouds car show and the 19th Annual Rocky Mountain OktoberfestPlus in September.

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the perpetual sunshine, dude ranches and sometimes even illegal gambling for the not-so-pious who made the trip.

The railroad that wound its way from Colorado Springs through Ute Pass and to mining towns like Leadville beyond would also stop in Woodland Park to pick up lumber, which once dominated the area in which residents still used horseback as an important mode of transportation well into the 1900s.

The entire Ute Pass area continues to grow with housing developments, jobs and hotels as locals fight to save their small town way of life.

WEST SIDE Cody House, left, and Allison Brown appear to be “wanted” at Territory Days in Old Colorado City on May 29. Territory Days draws thousands to the west side every Memorial Day weekend for crafts, food, music and activities like an Old West “shoot-out.”

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9 things not to miss:

Garden of the Gods: The park was registered as a National Natural Landmark in 1971 due to its towering red, pink and white sandstone rock formations.

Glen Eyrie: Colorado Springs founder Gen. William Jackson Palmer built the famous English Tudor-style castle for his young wife, Mary Lincoln “Queen” Mellen Palmer, in a canyon near Garden of the Gods. Since 1953 it has housed the ministry The Navigators. It is open to the public.

Bon Ton’s Cafe: The popular cafe sits in the middle of the Old Colorado City National Historic District. Grab a seat on the patio and watch the foot traffic go by as you enjoy breakfast or lunch.

Jake and Telly’s Greek Taverna: Brothers Jake and Telly Topakas offer food made from recipes passed down from their Yia Yia and Papou who brought them from the Greek Island of Chios in the Northern Aegean Sea. Old Colorado City History Center Museum: The volunteer organization was founded to recognize the historical significance and culture of the original Colorado City and early El Paso County.

The Michael Garman Museum and Gallery: Works by the prolific sculptor Michael Garman feature golfers, firefighters, Western figures and the military. The gallery includes Magic Town, 1/6-scale miniaturized artful dioramas of city life.

Bear Creek Regional Park: The 545-acre park offers pavilions, playing fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, archery range, horseshoe pit and volleyball and basketball courts. There are 10 miles of trails.

Red Rock Canyon Open Space: The 789-acre city park in the foothills off U.S. 24 features canyons, ridges and views of Garden of the Gods and the city and an extensive trail system.

Front Range Barbeque: Diners flock to the Old Colorado City restaurant that serves up home-cooked, Southern-style barbecue and Cajun dishes and all-natural beef burgers. It also offers regular live music.

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Colorado City, now known as Old Colorado City, was the first permanent town in the Pikes Peak region.

What’s now a mecca for tourists and a locals’ hangout was once an Old West frontier town that bustled with gold miners and all the amenities a miner might want, including brothels and drinking establishments. During the mining days, 50 trains left daily for the Cripple Creek and Victorville mining districts.

The small town once hoped to become Colorado’s capital. It was annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917.

Now there are more than 100 galleries, restaurants and shops within handful of blocks. The neighborhood around the shopping area is filled with old homes, some painted in vibrant colors.

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New homes in the Gold Hill Mesa neighborhood, seen in January, mimic designs of a century ago. The community includes parkland and a shared recreation center.

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Restaurants and specialty shops like Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory line Colorado Avenue in Old Colorado City.

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arts and crafts and other entertainment.

Bancroft Park, in the center of the shops and restaurants, is home to one of the city’s largest farmers markets on Saturdays during summer and fall. It also hosts the Paint the Town Blue weekly concert series throughout summer and several other festivals throughout the year. During October’s Scarecrow Days merchants create scarecrows to place outside their shops.

Visitors can vote for their favorite.

Next door is the Carnegie library, a branch of the Pikes Peak Library District. It opened in 1904 and now offers more than 1 million items, art exhibits, book clubs, library tours and free Wi-Fi access.

Gold Hill Mesa, a nearby 210-acre neighborhood southeast of U.S. 24 and 21st Street, was the former home of a gold and silver milling operation for nearly a half-century until it closed in 1949.

Since then the mesa has been transformed into a booming hilltop community. A central community center offers a place for neighbors to mingle and listen to outdoor concerts and nearby is Bear Creek Regional Park with a large dog park and numerous trails for hikers and bikers.

Stylish new homes.

Nearby parks, trails, and activities abound.

If you want a refreshing new way of life, Gold Hill Mesa offers a welcome alternative to the congested suburban sprawl. The thoughtfully designed community blends a network of walking paths, green spaces, stylish new homes with a fitness center and spa on site.

World class parks and trails are within walking distance. Shopping and restaurants abound in nearby Old Colorado City and Downtown Colorado Springs.

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A cyclist rolls along a sunflower-lined trail at Red Rock Canyon Open Space in west Colorado Springs in July 2015.

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