Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Colorado Springs, CO – Guns and Fancy Cars

We still can’t believe how much cool stuff Chris’s Uncle Ray and Aunt Julie let us try when we went up to Colorado Springs. First off, I never imagined that I would shoot a real gun in my lifetime:

We went off-roading in a Suburban to find this secluded place in the woods. Our targets were a gallon of water, shook-up soda cans, and shook-up whipped cream. Here's Us with our kills:

The water made a huge splash, but the whipped cream was probably the most awesome, since I hit it at the bottom of the can, and the escaping whipped cream propelled the bottle spinning into the air. (So awesome.)

Secondly, the coolest car I could imagine driving was an automatic Toyota Prius, but then Uncle Ray taught us how to drive stick in this:

We also did the following super cool things:
  • Visited the Garden of the Gods (a bunch of neat stone formations).
  • Went shopping in Old Colorado Springs (very surprisingly similar to Helen, GA).
  • Walked through the Cave of the Winds (full of stalactites and stalagmites).
  • Toured the Air Force Academy.
  • Practiced golf swings at a driving range.
  • Drove to the top of Pike’s Peak (white-knuckles all the way...no really, it's the altitude's sickness's fault)!!

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