Gods And Peaks: Exploring Garden Of The Gods And Pikes Peak #rvlife #rvlifestyle #pikespeak

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We go to Woodland Park just Northwest of Colorado Springs. We take the Pikes Peak Cog Rail to 14,115 above sea level, go to Garden of the Gods and make a crock pot Tomato Sauce with Hot Italian Sausage.

Look for Part 2 coming up where we attempt the Manitou Incline, hike to a great Pikes Peak Vantage point, and fry camp for the first time in the Lance.

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We are Ken and Pam Smith, aka TheRoadSMITHS. We are empty nesters from Texas who sold our Texas home in 2021, bought an Alliance 310RL fifth wheel and are traveling North America with our faithful Aussie, named Meka. Join us as we experience the beauty, build new friendships with the people we meet, and show you not only the Epic locations but the “hidden gems” that North America has to offer.

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[BrazenBrits]

Wow beautiful scenery ❤ and yummy looking dinner ps not a gravy!! lol

[NitNow]

Nice video guys and yum!! Rock on RoadSmiths!!

[RetiredRoadTripping]

Great area! When you said "Sunday Sauce" it brought back so many memories!! Stay safe!!

[thetravelingbrowns]

I'm looking forward to taking that train ride. Thanks for tips on each getting a window seat! I see Ken knows my spaghetti sauce secrets😉🔆🐾

[thevigarfeeling]

We enjoyed coming to Colorado with you. Such a beautiful area
And enjoyed kens going episode 😊
Great work guys

[markreynolds]

Dive shops dont provide oxygen. Its compressed air.
Great video.
Have you ever been on the cog railroad on mt Washington in NH?

[grayfox]

That was very pretty! The summit of Pikes Peak has changed a lot since I was there several years ago.. Y'all have fun!

[Colleen]

We just visited both the Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak a few weeks ago. We did the trolley tour with Wils Bill and drove to the Peak for donuts and had a picnic on the way back down. Beautiful! Your dinner looked delicious!

[justramblinaround]

That was a great way to start the morning. A new RoadSMITHS video and a cup of coffee. Colorado just got fast tracked to the top of the list for next year's itinerary. That tram/train may be a good retirement gig for some old engineer when the time comes. Thanks for the 'talian tips, veal is going in the meatballs and the canned tomatoes are on the grocery list. -Ron

[walterrafolski]

Thank you for taking us along, beautiful country. Colorado is definitely a place we need to visit! My mom always put a little sugar in red sauce and we still do it.

[FittingInAdventure]

One of these days we will be parked near each other and the Italian dinners will be amazing! We will handle the pizza!

[RVenturesToday-bujs]

Hey Ken! I am hungry now! 🤣 Jon and I love Italian dishes! and we agree with you! we love to prepare other dishes besides grilling burgers and steak.
Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak were the places we missed due to us not wanting to leave the San Juan Mountains. Lazy buggers! 🤣joke... I got a real bad bug. (Seiry) Well, thanks for the information, Ken... definitely not telling Jon the cost of the train! 😆 🤣🤣btw... loved the video!

[airstreamer]

We loved Garden of the Gods! Such striking landscape. You got some beautiful footage. We did not go up to Pikes Peak. We were there off season, our only option would have been to drive up there, and it was snowing. So, we passed on it. Hopefully next time! "Are they airy?" Ugh, what a Dad joke! 🤣 Always love a great sauce. We love tomato paste in a tube! We just recently discovered it after watching one of our favorite cooking channels. End result looked delicious. Look forward to part 2! - Jim & Michelle

[ChasingOurSunshine]

We took notes as we are there for a week this fall

[CoddiwompleTravelers]

You two will have to be our tour guides when we come back next year. Looks like a blast. $72 does seem a bit steep for us..lol

[campinwiththeconfers]

Garden of the Gods is beautiful! It’s on our list! We road a cog up to the peak of Mt Washington earlier this year! The views were amazing. Ken’s recipe looked 🧑‍🍳 😘!

[sherriweber]

Great video! Love the view from the top. How do they cook the dough nuts for up there? They would have get them up there some how! Fascinating to know. It looked like nice weather there. The sauce looked good Ken. The pasta too. I might try and make it. Thank you for cooking that up! And giving the recipe. I saw you both in Joel and Tanya’s video last week. They are pretty funny. And so are you. How’s it going in the Lance? Can’t believe summer is almost over already! Hope you both have a great weekend and week and see you soon! Safe travels.

[RiversToRidgesRV]

Hey Guys - enjoyed this video! We love CO! Our mouths are watering for some of your sausage/redsauce now! It looks delish! LOL!!

Deena & Dan

[CreativeCustomDesigns]

We can hardly wait till we start traveling. I cant wait to start cooking on the road. When we are camping now, it's just quick things like burgers and stuff . When we start traveling, it will be a more relaxed time. I'm sure it will allow for more cooking time. I'm sure the food tastes WAY better on the road.
I'm not sure if I can do those heights since I have a lung condition, and even though I'm sure the views aren't as good as what you see, thanks for showing us those AWESOME sights.

[robmcneill]

I've said it before...but dang I love your editing and way you put your videos together 👏👏👏
You said you were from NY...upstate or the city ? Spent a lot of time in both...just curious
I lived my high school and teenage years In an old school Italian neighborhood in Toronto....I mean make your own sausage, wine & pasta...old.
Your lovely supper reminded me.🍷🍷...I could use a lesson or 2.
Lookin forward to part 2...👏👏‼️