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About Denver International Airport

About Denver International AirportDenver International Airport often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. At 53 square miles it is the largest airport in the United States by total area, and the second largest airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport. Runway is the longest public use runway in the United States. In 2011 Denver International Airport was the 11th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic with 52,699,298 passengers.

Denver International Airport

Denver International Airport was the fifth-busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements with over 635,000 movements in 2010. The Teflon-coated fiberglass roof of Denver International Airport resembles the area's famous Rocky Mountains. The Terminal’s internationally recognized peaked roof, designed by Fentress Bradburn Architects, is reflective of snow-capped mountains and evokes the early history of Colorado when Native American teepees were located across the Great Plains

Visitors Center at U.S. Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy is a military school for officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States.The Air Force Academy is an accredited four-year university offering Bachelor's degrees in a variety of subjects. Active-duty Air Force officers make up approximately 70 percent of the faculty, with the balance long-term civilian professors, visiting professors from civilian universities and instructors from other U.S. and allied foreign military services. In recent years, civilians have become a growing portion of senior faculty.

The Chapel on the Campusof the U.S. Airforce Academy

The Cadet Chapel is the most popular man-made attraction in Colorado, with more than a half million visitors every year. Groundbreaking began on the iconic landmark Aug. 28, 1959, and was completed in 1963 at a cost of $3.5 million.The Cadet Chapel's principal designer and architect was Walter A. Netsch Jr. A Chicago native, Mr. Netsch studied architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, receiving his degree in 1943 and joining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was 34 when he completed the design for the chapel.The chapel's aluminum, glass and steel structure soars more than 150 feet into the Colorado sky. Its 17 spires can be easily spotted from Interstate 25, several miles east

The B-52 on the Campus of the U.S. Airforce Academy

Anyone who enters the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., through its north gate is all but certain to drive past one of the most visible features of the school: an old B-52D bomber mounted on giant pedestal

Trail in the U.S. Air Force Academy

One of the times I quickly learned is that the air is so thin I had trouble breathing while I was walking along this trail.

Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak rises high above the Air Force Academy.

Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains within Pike National Forest, 10 mi west of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Originally called "El Capitán" by Spanish settlers, the mountain was renamed Pike's Peak after Zebulon Pike, Jr., an explorer who led an expedition to the southern Colorado area in 1806.

View from Ackermen Overlook

Ackerman Overlook near United States Air Force Academy off Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs is named for Jasper D. Ackerman a local banker and rancher

Front Range of Rocky Mountains in Colorado

Most of Colorado's population resides along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the Front Range Urban Corridor between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Pueblo, Colorado. This region is partially protected from prevailing storms that blow in from the Pacific Ocean region by the high Rockies in the middle of Colorado. The only other significant population centers are at Grand Junction and Durango in western and southwestern Colorado.

Castle Rock in Colorado

This the prominent castle tower-shaped butte near the center of town named after it,

Another View of Castle Rock

The trip from Denver to Colorado Springs is interesting

The ProRodeo Hall of Fame Colorado Springs

The ProRodeo Hall of Fame is dedicated to the preservation of rodeo artifacts and continued interest in the sport. It is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and run by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association's board. It claims to be the only museum in the world devoted exclusively to the sport of rodeo

The Statute Entitled The Champ in Front of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame

Installed in August 1986 this statue is an action portrait of rodeo legend Casey Tibbs on his famous saddle bronc Necktie

Rocky Mountains in Colorado

Most of Colorado's population resides along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the Front Range Urban Corridor between Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Pueblo, Colorado. This region is partially protected from prevailing storms that blow in from the Pacific Ocean region by the high Rockies in the middle of Colorado. The only other significant population centers are at Grand Junction and Durango in western and southwestern Colorado.

Garden of The Gods

Garden of The GardensA row of hogbacks. The Kissing Camels formation is the nearest hogback on the right. The "llama's heads" are above the hole in the rock through which sky can be seen

The Beautiful Rock Formations in the Garden ofthe Gods

The Garden of the Gods' red rock formations were created during a geological upheaval along a natural fault line millions of years ago. Archaeological evidence shows that prehistoric people visited Garden of the Gods about 1330 BC. At about 250 BC, Native American people camped in the park; they are believed to have been attracted to wildlife and plant life in the area and used overhangs created by the rocks for shelter.

Trading Post in Garden of The Gods

The historic Garden of the Gods Trading Post lies on the southwest corner of the Garden of the Gods Park. In the early 1920's Charles Strausenback built the Trading Post to resemble the homes of the Pueblo Indians. Since that time, the Trading Post has expanded six times to become Colorado's largest art gallery and gift shop.

The Garden of the Gods Park

The Garden of the Gods Park is popular for hiking, technical rock climbing, road and mountain biking and horseback riding. It attracts more than two million visitors a year and becomes the city’s most visited park. There are more than 15 miles of trails with a 1.5 mile trail running through the heart of the park that is paved and wheelchair accessible. Annual events including two summer running races, recreational bike rides and Pro Cycling Challenge Prologue also take place in this park

Colorado Springs Garden of The Gods

The name of the park dates back to August 1859 when two surveyors helping to set up nearby Colorado City were exploring the nearby areas. Upon discovering the site, one of the surveyors, M. S. Beach, suggested that it would be a "capital place for a beer garden." His companion, the young Rufus Cable, awestruck by the impressive rock formations, exclaimed, "Beer Garden! Why it is a fit place for the gods to assemble. We will call it the Garden of the Gods." The beer garden never materialized, but the name stuck

View of Valley of the Gods

The Garden of the Gods Park is popular for hiking, technical rock climbing, road and mountain biking and horseback riding. It attracts more than two million visitors a year, making it the city’s most visited park.

A view of Cathedral Valley in the garden of the Gods

Thos photo shows some of its unusual hogback formations A row of hogbacks. The Kissing Camels formation is the nearest hogback on the right.

Rock Formation in Garden of The Gods

Garden of the Gods recreation area covers 480 acres in the Colorado Springs. The park is best known for its stunning rock formations, which began forming over 320 million years ago. Sculpted through time by erosion, the 20 sandstone rock formations offer beautiful views.

Garden of The Gods

The Garden of the Gods Park is a registered National Natural Landmark. Imagine dramatic views, 300' towering sandstone rock formations against a backdrop of snow-capped Pikes Peak and brilliant blue skies

The Kissing Camels in Garden of The Gods

A notable rock feature on this hogback, the Kissing Camels, appears to be two very large camels sitting face to face with their lips touching.

Garden of The Gods in Colorado Springs

A view of Cathedral Valley showing some of its unusual hogback formations

View of Stone Formation in Garden of the Gods

The outstanding geologic features of the park are the ancient sedimentary beds of deep-red, pink and white sandstones, conglomerates and limestone

Arkansas River in Colorado Springs

The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Pulpit Rock in Colorado Springs

Pulpit Rock towers over I-25 providing a spectacular rock formation on one of the City’s open spaces.