Xanadu (zan-a-doo) is defined as
"an idealized place of great idyllic magnificence and beauty"
Lots to do....who knew....the wind blew....the spirits flew.....the springs renew....it was all in Xanadu.
Our first experience of Manitou Springs (outside of Colorado Springs) was going to be a rival trip of the epic poem of Kubla Khan....Manitou is the long lost Xanadu.
Mystically situated in a canyon next to the Garden of the Gods, Manitou has long been known for its natural mineral healing water.....not to mention it's undefinable energy.
Colorful fixed up gingerbread homes perched on steep red cliffs defy the monsoonal downpours that attempt to wash it away....so much history (& potential metal detecting) below the looming face of Pikes Peak at 14,114 ft. What took us so long to get here??
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| Leslie & Robyn |
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| Eddie & Steve & Tim |
They benevolently shared their Xanadu hospitality (and hot tub) in their beautiful lil' historic perched house.
We drank, ate, laughed and played two fun rounds of disc golf (sorry Steve, there just wasn't enough time to paint the side of your house!) We hiked up red rock hill with Billy West (another disc golf buddy aka the "Grow Guru")
where we experienced a spiral of seagulls (yes, seagulls in the Rockies) cruising a vortex-thermal into the suns rays.....Xanadu is real....and we found it.
It was hard to pull ourselves away after 3 nights.....but onwards around the next corner (with gallons of that wonderful fresh spring water which is slightly carbonated like we never had before ;)
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