On our list of things to see in Colorado Springs before we move is the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. We went and saw them this week while Scott was still on leave. We weren't sure if they were authentic or not because we had heard conflicting stories about them and they were very well kept (Disney well kept) and you are allowed to walk all over inside them. When we visited we found out the real story. They were realy Anasazi cliff dwellings brought to Colorado Springs from a canyon near Mesa Verde around 1904, probably before those kinds of things were protected. They set up the cliff dwellings into the side of a cliff in Colorado Springs and have preserved it and used it as a tourist attraction ever since. It looks like its been updated quite a bit. It's in very good shape.
Here are some different pictures of the cliff dwellings
The kids had a lot of fun walking through them
Anna thought some parts were scary, but they mostly had fun
Lots of things to explore
John enjoyed it too
He got a free ride
There was also a nice museum and this tipi to play in outside
The kids had fun in the tipi and were also excited because we let them each have a gumball from the museum. Grant had all he could handle with that gumball.
It was fun seeing the Cliff Dwellings and enjoying the beauty of Colorado Springs before we leave in a few months.
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