"Great hikes. Started at our lodging (Villa Motel) and trekked up Pawnee Street to Laguna Point Road and to the trailheads. Nice amount of shade from the trees, especially on Red Mountain. Great vistas on both peaks. Red Mountain was much steeper and trickier near the summit. Kudos to Manitou Springs for their excellent trail network. FYI: Route the summit says we hiked part of the the "Interment" Trail - it should be spelled "Intemann" Trail. Gotta love autocorrect (not). Haven't figured out how to amend that yet. " — rick-brown • Sep 27, 2024

"I love hiking. Can you get paid for this somehow? Fantastic views of AFA. Strait up the side of a mountain. Yeesh. Picked off Peak 9500 ft while I was up there. Had to bushwack my way over to the 9500 for about a half mile. Love it!!" — Sacary • Aug 27, 2023

"Took my dog on a walk. I'm new to CO so I'm trying to start easy within the city and expand out to the mountains as I get to know the area better. Beautiful place, easy to get to the summit as well." — edgar-jlopez-roldan • Feb 4, 2023

"Finishing off the Colorado Springs 5 list. Have failed to summit Blodgett twice before, but today was a winner. The weather was gorgeous, and the trails almost empty. This is a steep route, and I feel on the ol' butt more than once on the way down. The wildlife watching was wonderful, and the trip was well worth it. Take trekking poles if you do this route." — danielmartin • Nov 6, 2021

"Working on the Colorado Springs Challenge. Beautiful day. Relatively easy climb up, but a bit hard on the knees on the way down. Lots of people on the trail, especially prior to where the incline meets up with Barr Trail." — danielmartin • Oct 16, 2021