| Garden of the Gods Palmer Trail Hike Album |
| The Palmer Trail hike trailhead is at the parking lot on point 1 of the map. It is one of the most scenic hikes in the foothills. It is a 2.1 mile circular hike. |
| The entrance into Garden of the Gods Park. |
| In a short distance you come to the best view of the park from the Palmer Trail. |
| The rock formation called Three Graces is on the left. |
| Balancing Rock. Everyone tries to push it over. |
| Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. |
| The cliffs are well over 100' high. |
| The "Trading Post". Probably the best souveneir shop on earth. |
| Panoramic photo from the park Visitor Center. |
| Park map of the trails around the main rock formations. |
| Panoramic photo from the Palmer Trail. |
| Near the trailhead of the Palmer Trail. Point 1 on the map. |
| Joanne at one of the most scenic points on the trail. |
| The trail continues through scrub oak bushes. |
| Pikes Peak from about the halfway point on the trail looking west. |
| We cross the road and pick up a cement walkway. West view. |
| Panoramic from the walkway looking to the east. |
| The walkway goes by the most prominent rock formations. |
| A plaque placed by the pioneers who first owned the park. |
| There are always climbers at the park. |
| Near the end of the hike the rock formation called White Rock. |
| Looking back from near the trailhead as we end the hike. |
| Panoramic of the Balancing Rock. |
| Panoramic near the end of the hike. |
| View as we approach the road crossing near point 7 on the map. |
| Pikes Peak from the Visitor Center 2019. |
| A popular place on June 2, 2019. |
