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This June I went to New York with my girlfriend and stayed there for five amazing days. I had never been to New York before so I was really excited to go there and I believe I made over a thousand pictures.

I just couldn't stop staring at every single things and we saw so much. New York is a beautiful city, especially in summertime when the weather is also actually really nice.

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On our way back to Denver where we rented our camper van we made a last stop in Colorado Springs to visit the Garden of the Gods park.

Colorado Springs is only a short ride from Manitou Springs so a stop at Garden of the Gods Park was a logical move. At the entrance of the park we could easily see the cliffs of Pikes Peak Mountain in the distance.

The Garden of...

In Manitou Springs we took the train up the COG railway to Pikes Peak. The Manitou Railway goes from Manitou Springs to the top of Pikes Peak and is a popular tourist attraction.

Climbing the mountain of Pikes Peak the COG train which operates on the highest railway in North America, will take you to an altitude of 4300 m.

At the highest point at the top of Pikes...

From Silverton in the south of Colorado we drove north to Hartsel where we made a quick stop to look around and visit some local sites before heading back and continue our road to Cripple Creek.

We drove through the Rainbow Valley to get to Cripple Creek, a small mining town and former gold mining camp southwest of Colorado Springs.

We visited an old mine and went...

A few km east of Montrose we travelled to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park which south rim is absolutely stunning and from your car you'll have a great view of the canyon.

By camper the road can be tracky but speeding limits are really low, around 25, so you will be able to take your time.

Inside the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Park we went to see...