Garden of the Gods is a 480-acre park bequeathed to the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1909 by the children of Charles Elliot Perkins, former head of the Burlington Railroad. Perkins and his family “never built on it, preferring to leave his wonderland in its natural state for the enjoyment of the public,” per the park’s website. Sedimentary rocks of various types and colors were lifted up about 70 million years ago and the softer sediment is eroding to reveal harder rock. The geology of the area is described in depth at http://coloradospringsgeology.blogspot.com/2007/08/destination-one-garden-of-gods-colorado.html?m=1.
The dramatic forms, colors and textures of rock against sky and trees fill me with wonderment.
