### Today I went somewhere I almost never go to anymore: Garden of the Gods ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/b4db23c8-3209-4761-bbbd-979f0ec59ff5) This place is normally a tourist trap that's just full of people all day every day. But on snowy days like this it's almost empty. ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/3de2a6a0-e45e-42a8-8b2f-f3455cba6a10) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/bf4550fe-f4bc-493e-93e0-84c608089182) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/a2f87f47-2c97-44d7-85ed-18d27cd34821) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/df96b873-edb0-4dfc-92c7-fd40eff5abd9) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/df9e4f27-598d-4a77-b6b0-46ea76f75269) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/f30a72fe-f4e5-4ed4-b038-5b6bb1fd59bd) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/578cd134-ccf2-475e-b06f-e3cb0652ddf7) Super grateful I brought my hiking boots for this one, it was crazy muddy out there. ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/eb4d7596-7d52-4d38-bdc1-95b06a8f1603) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/13c920ef-59c4-4b73-850a-1115d382d3c8) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/38958508-05b9-4c1c-8c2e-cf1518926ea6) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/64c3b289-1282-4b42-98bd-7298f44dd547) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/dcde7a28-013d-4659-adac-24edce612b04) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/5d54cd0d-8f52-4523-bad6-6c8addd41af3) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/b1ff7bdb-1cb1-4c7a-899e-d0e486aabe3b) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/b692a67f-bab6-4766-b1c5-ec2106c23921) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/f003e33f-db39-4b51-bb12-78975cb44528) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/8b8ff16b-2340-424e-899a-0c80701629d7) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/32b3c466-0f54-4468-8573-dd117e424869) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/e068984c-fdb0-4c90-b2d3-c83c5944926b) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/247eb16c-5cbb-487d-8595-15e05c670e8b) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/30b7d45d-d685-46c6-918f-589c0e33f47f) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/8037b133-05bd-4581-9976-32c427c7f848) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/008e7b74-0dd7-4e4a-b436-539548e825df) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/26213ca4-feff-481d-9ee6-d26dfa7049ec) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/ef51a889-d71f-4b92-afb6-83c8a9f8fbd1) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/b558fa4d-927e-4c57-8b2b-24d2f20afe7a) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/106ed0d3-a1f3-46a1-88e5-6f7df7ad60e1) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/f531d1d6-77de-4609-bd05-ed3d7dc799c9) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/42b683d6-941f-4bc1-8984-d3414f1dc46f) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/fe7bd3fa-d831-4e10-80ff-9e6db980cf17) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/1ee333d4-acf8-4590-8965-293f4f46b240) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/9f43143b-231c-414e-9b2b-7bc6c899de46) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/40a0bccd-bb5d-4b0a-a207-c3f3d2911116) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/73dfbdd5-1e7c-4b87-a5fa-5d4a661b93fe) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/130e32ac-24bd-40ba-b43d-27cb42983f00) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/a7c3eea4-a4af-46d4-ac73-3508c11a8d8c) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/76bd006d-2055-4cb8-a49b-e637d379eb24) This was when we saw some deer: ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/0a73034d-4ea3-4179-ae70-ccf40100d6d5) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/2468b529-536c-43ff-970e-076f3639599c) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/8a6b8bd0-d0e6-46bd-94b1-ccffec456f3c) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/acbb4b08-4c19-4d65-89e2-f2eb44b0b82c) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/0a108a21-1b2e-4bdb-9693-93121e574c60) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/176f0799-fdc7-4769-a3e6-f023aa7175b4) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/1f05c0a4-5c86-487c-906d-5dd99a38b7f0) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/4cb2dc11-a1d5-4715-b29d-4c17b07731fa) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/6f32cf85-49d2-49b6-84d2-15f3ef924f81) This was the point when I decided to turn us around and start heading back... (that trail ended and Ava and I were getting wet) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/19fad444-787a-4733-96a9-d24c205a8b58) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/de3d9ab4-8dfc-4c29-8513-e303292d46f7) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/2858c985-42fb-41df-9c74-483476421fa1) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/0976ddc9-3933-415c-9d5a-968c2b77ce8b) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/ce3f029e-b0cd-428b-be5b-55cac0746411) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/58a4e549-736c-4c4c-8de2-89f14ed95d17) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/6d4d2cbe-2366-4141-9d3b-368c1714aa1a) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/0f43d3c4-6aad-458a-9b0d-470a787e8447) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/cf20348e-7461-498b-8ff3-dc783330f738) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/a924bc5e-3f66-41c1-8ffb-41059c9771e8) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/c48233d7-7925-4dc2-8bb2-9cadf6429664) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/3f1884f2-6552-4aae-8d55-68932057e78f) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/fef6872d-c8d1-4b96-b429-5f651e65d700) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/fe2b529e-59a3-4e00-9d35-63dab899047c) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/9048018a-ae86-4bec-84c3-f66254610f5c) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/dbbd1ff5-6fde-4382-861d-3622168d06a0) ![](https://usermedia.actifit.io/486f8302-9fce-4643-904f-ad1edcf25f5e) ### Well that wraps up the hike from today, hope you enjoyed checking it out... ![actifit.jpeg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/alexvanaken/2432UebiKNqooK6ZNzDnzEVeynPPiZed754RX3bfR4XjHeudb5Wn6SudZHEnmyR9x1Way.jpeg)
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