Downtown Manitou Springs
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Cog Railway
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Woodmen & I-25 (Colorado Springs)
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Steve's Computer Area (Buena Vista)
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Manitou Springs Weather
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Rainbow Falls
Rainbow From Ruxton Avenue
Tubby's Turnaround
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Manitou Springs Photo Archives:
Arcade
Barker House
Carnivale 2004
Carnivale 2005
Carved Wooden Bears
Cheyenne Spring
Cliff House
Cliff House Flowers
Dulcimer Shop
Fall Foliage
Fountain Creek
Fruitcake Toss
Higginbotham Flats
La Fon Motel
Loop, The
Manitou Incline
Manitou Springs Sign #1
Manitou Springs Sign #2
Miramont Castle
Olympic Torch
Pikes Peak
Powerlines
Rainbow
Rainbow Falls
Red Mountain
Rockey House
Ruxton Avenue
Seven Minute Spring
Snowstorm
Spa Building (2006)
Spa Building (2007)
Stagecoach Inn
Store Fronts
Town Clock
Tubby's Turnaround
Other Manitou Springs sites:
Manitou Springs
Real Estate
Manitou Springs Chamber
Manitou Springs City Government
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Shoshone Mineral Spring
Shoshone Spring is one of many mineral springs in the downtown district. I snapped a few pictures of it and you can see more of my photos here: Shoshone Spring.
-Steve (April 25, 2008)
Native American Mural
This beautiful Native American mural was created in 2003 on the 900 block of Manitou Avenue. I do not know too much about it and the artist's name is signed "Kearston" on the bottom right. Check it out the next time you're in Manitou!
You can see this photo at a larger size here: Native American Mural.
-Steve (April 23, 2008)
Pikes Peak
I was filling my car up with gas at the Sinclair on Manitou Avenue, when I ventured just a short distance to capture the photo above of Pikes Peak. It was a really sunny and nice day yesterday!
You can see a larger size of this photo here: Pikes Peak.
-Steve (November 4, 2007)
Late Summer Roadside Sunflowers
My friend Kelly visited Manitou Springs last year in early September and captured this simple photo at the corner of Manitou and Ruxton Avenue. The sunflowers and other gardened plants look really pretty during the summer around here!
-Steve (September 24, 2007)
The Townhouse Lounge
Two nights ago, I felt inspired to drive along Manitou Avenue and I captured this photo of the Townhouse Lounge. Manitou Springs is not particularly known for having a nightlife or interesting evening hangouts, but I always liked the Townhouse Lounge.
I have three memories of this place from my time living in Manitou Springs: 1) Their large plate of nachos always hit the spot, 2) Dining with friends in the patio area during the summer, and 3) Watching Game 7 of the 2003 A.L.C.S. between New York and Boston Cry Sox, when Aaron Boone hit a walk-off home run in extra innings to send them to the World Series.
-Steve (April 11, 2007)
The Manitou Cactus Shop
I have always had "a thing" for cacti and the desert. While living in Manitou Springs, I found myself frequently checking in at the Manitou Cactus Shop on Ruxton Avenue (next to The Loop) to see the latest. I took quite a few photos from my visit two weeks ago, which you can see on my cactus web site: Manitou Cactus.
You can see a larger size of this photo here. -Steve (March 23, 2007)
The 2006 Colorado Employment Security Act
Ooooooooh! Check that out! My photo of Rainbow Falls made it on the official booklet of the 2006 Colorado Employment Security Act. I gave permission for them to use the image, of course, and here is what reads on the back of the booklet:
(Photograph courtesy of Steve Garufi)
Rainbow Falls is a beautfiul surge of water projecting out of a rock wall. The falls are located at the northwest edge of Manitou Springs on Ute Pass. In the late 1800s, Rainbow Falls and Manitou Springs popularity as vacation sites was due, in part, to the allure of the naturally carbonated springs found at the base of Ute Pass. Since then, U.S. Highway 24 was erected adjacent to the falls, concealing, but not destroying, the magnificent display of nature.
Neat huh? -Steve :) (February 24, 2007)
Great Views In Williams Canyon
Last weekend I hiked into Williams Canyon from Manitou Springs and trekked all the way into Waldo Canyon. About one mile uphill into Williams canyon, there is a waterfall with a beautiful view of the canyon as seen in the photo above. You can see my full picture collection here: Williams Canyon To Waldo Canyon.
By the way, excluding my web cam on the main page, I think the photo above is the very first picture of myself on this web site. :)
-Steve (December 2, 2006)
Manitou Springs Post Office
I will admit this is not the best quality photo I could have taken, but nevertheless, I thought this shot of the Manitou Springs Post Office was a nice one. The post office is in a historic building on the old Wheeler property and has some very attractive artwork inside the main lobby that is worth checking out. The zip code for Manitou Springs is 80829.
I snapped this photo yesterday as a friend and I were heading up Canon Avenue to park. We had a very enjoyable hike up into Williams Canyon and trekked up and over into the Waldo Canyon area. You can see my full picture collection here: WilliamS Canyon To Waldo Canyon.
-Steve (November 27, 2006)
Snowman On Ruxton Avenue
Check out this snowman! Sometime in 2002, I spotted this well-crafted snowman drinking from a bottle of something along Ruxton Avenue. I thought in view of today's snowfall in central Colorado, this photo would be fitting. :)
-Steve (November 14, 2006)
Hippies, Belly Dancers and Drummers
The very last Manitou Springs Carnivale Festival I attended was in February 2005, and I thought the above photo was a good one of hippies, belly dancers and drummers marching down Manitou Avenue. What an interesting weekend festival this is! ;)
You can see the photo above in a larger size here. -Steve (November 1, 2006)