▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings ▁to ▁support ▁local ▁arts ▁and ▁human ities ▁education . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁E agle ▁Rock ' s ▁rock - p ill ar ▁crown ▁r ises ▁as ▁a ▁ste ep ▁back drop ▁behind ▁the ▁H eller ▁R anch . ▁The ▁Golden ▁E agle , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁ha w ks , ▁circles ▁upon ▁thermal ▁lif ts ▁where ▁sun sh ine ▁war ms ▁the ▁sou ther ly ▁rock ▁faces . ▁The ▁H eller ' s ▁spread ▁is ▁being ▁restored ▁in ▁establish ing ▁the ▁H eller ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁History ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁D ott ie ▁and ▁Lawrence ▁H eller ▁hom est ead ed ▁a ▁ ▁land ▁par cel ▁in ▁the ▁pin ion - pine ▁grass lands ▁at ▁Austin ▁Bl uff s , ▁sett ling ▁directly ▁below ▁E agle ▁Rock ' s ▁rock y ▁out c rop . ▁The ▁young ▁couple ▁hum b ly ▁named ▁their ▁place ▁" Y awn ▁Valley ," ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁fant astic ▁rock ▁pal is ades ▁that ▁rim ▁the ▁bas in . ▁The ▁Hell ers ▁ent ert ained ▁Larry ' s ▁fellow ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁Broad mo or ▁Art ▁Academy ▁at ▁garden ▁parties ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁watch ▁of ▁the ▁h ood o os ▁of ▁E agle ▁Rock . ▁Urban ▁development ▁has ▁claimed ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁mes a ▁formation ▁near ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁since ▁the ▁Hell ers ’ ▁time . ▁Now ad ays ▁ro o ft ops ▁from ▁big ▁houses ▁built ▁in