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Hiking in Place: Colorado Springs

Bert Kreischer was the cause of our latest adventure.  I can't say that he's "at fault" because that has a negative connotation.  Some years back when Bert's Travel Channel show "Bert the Conqueror" showed this clip: I promised Mila that during one of our excursions out of San Angelo, we'd make our way to Colorado and scream in a canyon. mission accomplished Our time in Texas seems to be winding down and I hear that Colorado has this thing called winter, so that closes our window even more.  We decided to take advantage of the 4 day weekend over Labor Day to make the 700 mile trip up to Colorado Springs. It wasn't an easy choice, however.  There were a few big events going on that same weekend around the country.  My step brother Eric and his awesome wife Alyssa got married over in North Carolina.  Most, if not all, of my aunts and uncles (other side of the family) got together up in Wisconsin for a family reunion/final goodbye to Grandm...