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Manitou Springs is a quirky little town that prides itself on being nothing like Colorado Springs. Located at the base of Pikes Peak, Manitou has been a tourist destination for years and known for its natural soda spring fountains and unique shops.
Red Mountain, towering over the southern portion of Manitou, has a interesting feature. A climber is greeted by concrete steps and iron rods but no indication as to how they were built on the summit.
For a short period of time at the turn of the 20th century, a tram took tourist and others to the top of Red Mountain where there was a small dance hall (if you've climb to the top of Red Mountain you know it had to be small). This picture captures a portion of this mostly forgotten piece of history.
This small dance hall sought its own fame in the shadow the much larger Manitou incline. But its fame didn't last.
Why do we seek fame?
"Lord, remind me how brief my life on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered--how fleeting my life is." Psalm 39:4 New Living Translation
There are many things that remind us how brief life is and how fame is fleeting. We become parents only to find our children leaving home sooner than expected. We start a job and in a moment we're retiring.
However, our hope is not in this life but in the life that has been promised to us in Christ. And with that life standing front and center we are set free to live this life as God intends no matter how fleeting our fame.
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Text and Photographs ©Copyright 2012-2015 Douglas P. Brauner. ARR.
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