Devil's Backbone
Just a half-mile west of Loveland, Colorado, this aptly named formation juts out of the ground and extends some miles to the north from US Hwy 34. The East side is a park, with trails that wind about for miles. The less often seen West side, which these photos are of, has been given over to residential development, though there are few houses right up next to the formation. For years, I always marveled at this natural structure, but never stopped to investigate, in a hurry to get to the beckoning mountains only a few miles from here. The last few times I've been through here, however, I've always stopped and hiked at least up to the "Keyhole" (the largest of many openings in the "wall"--one of which can be seen here). The forces that produced this formation also produced the "Garden of the Gods," Roxborough Park, and numerous other sandstone formation that parallel the Front Range of the Rockies.
Devil's Backbone
Just a half-mile west of Loveland, Colorado, this aptly named formation juts out of the ground and extends some miles to the north from US Hwy 34. The East side is a park, with trails that wind about for miles. The less often seen West side, which these photos are of, has been given over to residential development, though there are few houses right up next to the formation. For years, I always marveled at this natural structure, but never stopped to investigate, in a hurry to get to the beckoning mountains only a few miles from here. The last few times I've been through here, however, I've always stopped and hiked at least up to the "Keyhole" (the largest of many openings in the "wall"--one of which can be seen here). The forces that produced this formation also produced the "Garden of the Gods," Roxborough Park, and numerous other sandstone formation that parallel the Front Range of the Rockies.