48 hours in Colorado Springs in the WINTER: Things to do + local food!
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We're back in Colorado (one of our FAVORITE states!) and this time we're exploring in the winter! And for our first stop we headed to Colorado Springs, the second largest city in the state for a couple days of hiking, delicious local eats, and magical ice castles!
📅 This video was filmed in late January-early February 2025
📍Locations in this video
Loyal Coffee: https://maps.app.goo.gl/z76QjQCGkLDcPRmp8
Our Garden of the Gods route: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/morning-hike-at-palmer-cabin-canyon-strausenbach-and-central-gardens-trail-loop-efe34c4
Monse’s Pupuseria: https://maps.app.goo.gl/B7Evt3t6gtE4nAkJ7
Cripple Creek Ice Castles: https://icecastles.com/cripple-creek-colorado/
Manitou Incline: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/the-manitou-incline
The Loft: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rw973M1fPW3U4MhN8
Manitou Springs Penny Arcade: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7X6cCfd1jB98v7xp8
Ivywild School: https://maps.app.goo.gl/foJWX11p7KcAUKMy5
Where we camped: https://cpw.state.co.us/state-parks/cheyenne-mountain-state-park/cheyenne-mountain-state-park-camping-lodging
⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:34 A snowy start to our time here
01:07 Garden of the Gods
03:16 Pupusas in Old Colorado City
04:54 Magical ice castles in Cripple Creek!
09:06 Tackling the Manitou Incline 💪🏼
13:46 Trying the spring water in Manitou Springs
14:50 The perfect post-hike fuel
15:47 Feelin’ like kids at the Manitou Springs Penny Arcade
17:46 The COOLEST concept ever!
20:38 We tried to go to Pikes Peak…
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Hi y’all! We’re Adam, Kathryn, and Kona, an adventurous married couple (+ pup!) living on the road in our self-converted sprinter van! You can often find us driving all around the US and Canada, scoping out the best coffee shops, eating tacos and ice cream (we're a 5+ taco and 2+ scoop household), and enjoying nature.
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