ator ium ▁on ▁the ▁Bl uff s ’ ▁southern ▁slope , ▁campus ▁development ▁continues ▁to ▁edge ▁around ▁toward ▁E agle ▁Rock ' s ▁prec inct s . ▁Far ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁b li ps ▁of ▁sk ys c rap ers ▁signal ▁the ▁dow nt own ▁at ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings . ▁The ▁strong ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Rock y ▁Mountains ▁Front ▁Range ▁del ine ates ▁the ▁western ▁horizon . ▁Spark ling ▁white ▁snow ▁caps ▁the ▁. - high ▁cone ▁of ▁P ikes ▁Pe ak , ▁except ▁in ▁mid - sum mer . ▁Below , ▁our ▁view ▁sk ims ▁the ▁thin ▁fin - w alls ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁Gate way ▁Ro cks ▁and ▁grey ▁C athedral ▁Rock , ▁up - turn ed ▁sl abs ▁of ▁ancient ▁se ab ed ▁at ▁the ▁Garden ▁of ▁the ▁God s . ▁The ▁j ag ged ▁sky line ▁dro ps ▁past ▁the ▁h ollow ed - out ▁Che y enne ▁Mountain , ▁where ▁a ▁p ink ▁gran ite ▁ca vern ▁pulled ▁back ▁by ▁rock ▁anch ors ▁houses ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁A eros pace ▁Def ense ▁Command ' s ▁Che y enne ▁Mountain ▁Complex . ▁The ▁view ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁from ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁cannot ▁lift ▁beyond ▁the ▁bas in ' s ▁rim ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁Great ▁Pla ins , ▁where ▁the ▁ant el ope ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁before ▁they ▁got ▁crow ded - out ▁by ▁urban ▁growth ' s ▁housing ▁sub div isions ▁and ▁commercial ized ▁ar ter ial ▁streets . ▁ ▁Access ▁to ▁E agle ▁Rock ▁E agle ▁Rock