This was our first small group tour on our recent visit to Denver. Our first stop was Garden of God's. It's a beautiful area, well maintained, a good distance from the city for the first stop. We even got to see a young lady rock climbing. Nice walking area, extra wide sidewalks. We stopped for lunch in Manitou Springs. A very nice town with lots of shops and restaurants. You have the choice of taking a longer lunch or quick bite with more shopping.
Next stop Pikes Peak. What a view!!! You can't travel to Denver and not go to the top. Getting there with all the curves would be difficult for my husband and I but we were fortunate to have the best driver, Bernard. He's the man! Not only does he take the curves with ease, he takes pictures, he's very knowledgeable, engages all of his passengers in conversations, just an all around great guy. We throughly enjoyed the day we spent with him and the other passengers.