Adventures Out West

We had a tour right after the springs got their first real snow dump of the season. Ponderosa and his crew did great navigating and creating an educational and awe inspiring experience even when their traditional route may had been closed due to weather. This city is gorgeous, and this was a superb way of seeing the area in the comfort of a heated seat, and a steady hand at the wheel. *this tourist attraction is WORTH IT*

I did a jeep tour back in April and had the best time with Lobo as my guide. I decided to come back in October with my best friend and we did zip lining. Wouldn’t you know, it was also the best time with Elle and Dom as our guides (and Ben and Aiden were also super nice and friendly!) We wanted to do hot air balloon but was too windy, but that just means we’ll have to come back because clearly they hire the best people.

Our excellent experience started in the Garden of the Gods visitor center where we booked our excursion. There was no tour available at the time we wanted the following day, so they created one just for us. We lucked out and got a private Jeep tour with Cougar. Let me just tell you that he was excellent. First off, he had snacks, water, blankets, gloves, and waterproof jackets so we'd have everything we needed for the cold summit, no matter the weather. He knew so much about pikes peak and its racing history that it kept my car enthusiast husband enthrawled for the whole trip. Cougar also kept the conversation and jokes coming to entertain my two kids. And when my daughter got a little car sick on the way down, he took great care of her, going nice and slow and stopping whenever and for however long she needed. He was also very patient with me and all my photos, being sure to point out when a good photo op was upcoming and going nice and slowly or stopping so that I could get the shot. We will absolutely come back to do more tours in the future if we are back in town (their off-road options sound so fun) and we will specifically request Cougar as our guide. Thanks for a great time!

I had a great trip/tour with "Sketch". We started on time and our guide was helpful and knowledgeable. I was so grateful to have a safe driver to scale the roadways to Pikes Peak. Sketch knew the roadways well. As we were going up, about 50 old Porsche Speedsters were coming down. It was quite the sight to hear & see. The weather uptop was much colder/windy. Our guide reminded us frequently to hydrate and to fill our lungs with air. Sketch gave us a great tour around town. He knew lots of history about the town, people, and buildings. We went to the Garden of the Gods and got a quick tour through there. It was very pretty and we got lucky - it wasn’t crowded. Highly recommend this tour group. We felt safe and well cared for. Thank you.

Garden of the Gods! So glad we booked the Jeep Tour, because it gave us a little taste of everything, plus some history of the area. We’d shown up an hour early (thanks to overestimating our grocery run 😬), so our guide (Prairie Dog) offered to start ahead of schedule. That ended up being perfect to miss the rain. Prairie Dog also happens to be a professional photographer and took lots of amazing photos of me and my husband. 10/10!