Mason, our guide, was great—personable, knowledgeable, easygoing. Garden of the Gods was much more than I expected. Our lunch break in Manitou Springs was fine; it’s a semi-hokey tourist town. Then our segment at Pike’s Peak was cancelled—the park was closed because of icy roads :-( But Mason polled the group and we returned to Garden of the Gods for more hiking and some time at the visitors’ center. Luckily it was a gorgeous day, so the cancelled portion didn’t derail the whole day.