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Caption: GRAFFITI FALLS
Caption: GRAFFITI FALLS Cascade/Rainbow Falls, commonly known as Graffiti Falls, is part of Fountain Creek. The falls take a significant drop of 50 to 60 feet on the west end of Manitou Springs, Colorado. It can be accessed off of Serpentine Road at the one and only hard switchback.
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Caption: HISTORY
Caption: WHAT'S THE STORY? There's quite a history to it. In the settlement days, you could take a guided mule ride to the waterfall. With the advent of the automobile, a road and bridge were built practically over the waterfall hiding it from easy view. Some people view the area with disgust due to the large amount of graffiti on the falls, others see it as urban art.
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Caption: GETTING THERE
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Caption: FOUNTAIN CREEK
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Caption: I-24 BRIDGE
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Caption: GRAFFITI FALLS
MANITOU SPRINGS
. COLORADO .
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OR ART?
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Caption: Music : TLC - Waterfalls
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Caption: NEWS It's been in the news this week that the community is going to be cleaning the graffiti up & restoring the falls to their natural state in the fall of 2014. Some people are upset because they see the graffiti as urban art. A visual storytelling of the people who have traveled here since the 1800s. What do you think?
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