Manitou Springs, Colorado - History & Information - #27/100

The Manitou Springs area was sacred among the Sun Mountain Utes for it's natural carbonated mineral springs and unique geographic features. Americans also thought it was amazing, turning it into a successful holistic health community in 1872. Since then Manitou Springs has become an international travel destination with a vibrant downtown area and dozens of famous attractions nearby including Pikes Peak, Cave of the Winds and the Manitou Incline among others. Ski Lodge was created to publicly document our travels around Colorado. Started to simply get everyone out of the house, it has turned into a vast collection of history, photography and general information. *A historical mistake was discovered at 0:58 as I stated the Spanish never passed through Ute Canyon, when in fact Juan Bautista de Anza travelled east along Fountain Creek in 1779 during his attack on Comanche Chief Cuerno Verde. Manitou Springs dash cam footage:    • Manitou Springs, Colorado - On Dash Cam   Manitou Springs is part of the COLORADO SPRINGS METRO AREA    • Colorado Springs Metro   Colorado History pre-1876    • A Summary of Colorado History pre-1876   Where we've been so far:    • The 100