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On the way to the Garden of the Gods.
Forested trail.
Closing in on the Central Garden.
View from Palmer Trail.
Another angle from Palmer Trail.
Full panorama of the Central Garden.
Entering the Central Garden.
Kissing Camels.
Southern formation.
Paved pathway around the Central Garden.
Looping down toward the Upper Central Garden Loop.
Climbers practicing on the smaller outcroppings.
Bird near the trail.
Northern Central Garden from Upper Central Garden Loop.
Cathedral Spires.
Kissing Camels from the south.
Pikes Peak (14,114 ft).
Western Colorado Springs.
Plaque for Charles Elliott Perkins.
Gray Rock formation.
South and North Gateway Rocks.
Flowers along the Gateway Trail.
Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak from the Gateway Trail.