Painted Mines
We started off our adventure in Colorado in the south, not too far from Colorado Springs after flying into Denver International Airport. Our first stop was about 45 minutes away from Colorado Springs to view colorful eroded rock formations called Painted Mines. There were several trails to choose from. The one we took was about 2 miles to the formations from our parking spot.
When we got to the formations, there were beautiful dwarf white hoodoos with tints of red, purple and orange to explore. These rocks are exposed from debris that settled 55 million years ago. It was very windy there, as confirmed by the wind farms closeby. We were glad we brought ourselves a second hooded jacket to keep warm. To my kids’ delight, we saw many many rabbits hopping around. We tried to take pictures but the bunnies proved too quick for us.
Standing amongst the colorful rocks at Painted Mines, Colorado
White rocks at Painted Mines, Colorado
| Features: | Walk under and around colorful hoodoo-like structures and canyons while chasing hopping wild bunnies. |
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| Fee: | Free |
| Address: | 29950 Painted Mines Rd, Calhan, CO |
| Website: | Painted Mines |
| Hours: | Open dawn to dusk. |
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