▁grey ▁to ▁re dd ish . ▁At ▁E agle ▁Rock , ▁the ▁sand stone ▁cl iff ▁we ▁see ▁today ▁has ▁surv ived ▁further ▁er os ion ▁for ▁a ▁longer ▁time , ▁than ▁the ▁less - res istant ▁background ▁so ils ▁could ▁have ▁with stood . ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁lies ▁exposed ▁to ▁view , ▁as ▁a ▁weather - sc ulpt ed ▁ge ological ▁form ▁( H uber , ▁pp .   6 ▁and ▁ 5 5 .) ▁ ▁View ▁to ▁H eller ▁Center ▁from ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁The ▁view ▁straight ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁ch ink ▁in ▁the ▁h ood oo ▁wall ▁at ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁ ▁looks ▁onto ▁the ▁H eller ' s ▁garden ▁parad ise ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁ran ch ▁house , ▁guest ▁house , ▁and ▁art ▁gallery . ▁The ▁buildings ▁nest le ▁among ▁l il acs , ▁a ▁domestic ▁flow ering ▁shr ub ▁fav ored ▁by ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings , ▁General ▁William ▁Jackson ▁Pal mer . ▁Wild ▁pra irie , ▁with ▁some ▁invas ive ▁veget ation ▁like ▁the ▁class ically ▁py ram idal ▁juni per ▁tree , ▁extends ▁past ▁the ▁Hell ers ’ ▁architect ural ▁landscape . ▁Our ▁gaz e ▁swe eps ▁further ▁south wards ▁over ▁sculpt ure ▁gard ens ▁set ▁onto ▁the ▁front ▁la wn s ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁art ▁col ony ▁which ▁appeared ▁along ▁St anton ▁Road ▁when ▁the ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁sub urban ▁neighborhood ▁was ▁first ▁developed . ▁Since ▁the ▁university ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁old ▁C rag mor ▁San