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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Historic Ranch Conveys Lives of Early Pikes Peak Settlers

 

After touring the Garden of the Gods Alesia and I made the short drive to the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site. It is part of Garden of the Gods park, located in its southeast corner. 

There is a fee to get into the ranch, $8 or less per person. 





The ranch is an interesting complement to the massive red rocks of “GOTG.” Here visitors are immersed in the lifestyles and homes of the Pikes Peak region's early inhabitants. 

The first American settlers built modest dwellings like this. 




A surprise upon entering the log cabin is finding these young ladies ready to tell you about what life was like back in the 1860s when the Galloway family made their homestead here. 

Dressed in period clothing these historical interpreters not only tell you what life was like but they can show you too by demonstrating cooking, washing clothes…


…and milking the family cow (well not sure if they actually milk Ol’ Betsy but I’m sure the girls could tell people how it was done).