Pikes Peak, America’s Mountain. After disembarking from our custom-built tour vehicle. The vastness of the scene left me dizzy. To the east, the Great Plains stretch into infinity; to the west, the jagged teeth of the Continental Divide pierce the horizon. I have...
Fall has its perks, but spring is truly special. With the trees still bare, it’s prime time for spotting Great Horned owlets peeking out from hollow trunks or rocky ledges. Migrating Bald Eagles are easy to track against the drab winter palette, and even the hawks...
When you stand at the base of a 300-foot towering sandstone fin, the sheer scale of the Garden of the Gods hits you all at once. The geology alone—sculpted by the raw forces of nature over 300 million years—is enough to steal your breath. But at Adventures Out West,...
Imagine trading the sweat of a steep hike for the effortless hum of a self-balancing machine. In the heart of Colorado Springs, Adventures Out West (AOW) offers a way to experience the nation’s #1 city park that feels less like a standard tour and more like a scene...
Forget the cookie-cutter wooden towers and flat forest glides. In the rugged shadows of Pikes Peak, Adventures Out West (AOW) decided to tear up the traditional blueprint. By trading artificial poles for ancient granite and replacing “rides” with...