On my day off, I drove south to Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings, which is south of Colorado Springs. The cliff dwellings were the homes of Anasazi Indians, built over 700 years ago!! The Anasazi Indians lived in the area from 1200 BC to 1300 AD. They were originally called "Cliff Dwellers." It was pretty cool because, unlike other cliff dwellings, here you are actually able to walk among and inside the different buildings. After checking out the dwellings, I walked through thte town of Manitou Springs. Manitou is a native american name for "spirit." It is named such because there are nine natural mineral springs in the town. They are fed from the snow of Pikes Peak, which rises to the west of town. Before white men lived here,Native Americans considered the area sacred. The eruption
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