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,...
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...
The Wellens Family loved inviting their family and friends on thrilling visits through the Pikes Peak region. So it was a natural fit when they decided to start Adventures Out West in 1973 with one CJ Jeep and one balloon. Fast forward to 2026, Greg Wellens, one of...
Here are a couple of tales from one of our seasoned drivers, Denim, with kiddos heading up Pikes Peak. From December of 2023 “Family of 5 up the Peak – Devils Playground is 16 degrees before wind – 2 kids in the middle seat of Sarge –...
Colorado Springs: After 200 years of trying Zebulon Montgomery Pike has finally succeeded in climbing Pikes Peak, with a little help from his friends at Adventures Out West. Pike took part in this year’s bicentennial celebration by taking a Jeep Tour up the once...
It all started with Bob Womack, panning in the mountain creeks 18 miles (as the crow flies) west of Colorado Springs. In 1890, he hit pay dirt and the race for gold was on. In no time, the unnamed cattle field of fifteen was a town of 50,000 people. It was not known...
