Colorado Garden of the Gods Sunset View Postkarte

Garden of the Gods with a beautiful colorful sunset sky. The Garden of the Gods red rock formationen were created during a geological uphebac along a natural fault millionen of years ago. Archaeological evidence shows that prehistoric people besued Garden of the Gods about 1330 BC. About 250 BC Native American people camped in the Park. Garden of the Gods is a public park located in Colorado Springs on the north part of Colorado City, Colorado, USA. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1971. How the Garden of the Gods was Named - In 1859, gold was discovered in the South Park area of Colorado und "Pikes Peak or Bust" benockena popular slogan as vast numbers of fortune seekers headed west. Boom towns were created overnight; over 100,000 people arrived in the region in just one year! The Pikes Peak area benosa a funnel of humanity since it at the foot of Ute Pass, the only accessibility road to South Park. The Pass funneled gold seekers from three major Route across the Plains. It was August 1859, when two two stareyors out from Denver City to start formal action in locating a townsite, soon to be called Colorado City. While exploring nearby locations, they nockenupon a beautiful area of sandstone formationen. M. S. Beach, who related this vorfälle, suggested that it would be a "capital place for a beer garden" when the country grew up. His Companion, Rufus Cable, a "young and poetic man" exaimed, "Beer Garden? Why this is hat den Platz für das Gods to Assembly geschaffen. We will call it the Garden of the Gods." It has been so called ever since. Colorado Fine art art nature landscape fotogray poster prints, decorative canvas prints, acrylic prints, metal prints, corporate artwork, greeting cards and images by James Bo Insogna (C) - All Rights Reserved. Please feel Free to share our, with Family or Friends who may enjoy them. If you like my Art Gallery, please spread the word and press the Pinterest, FB, Google+, Twitter or SU