It’s best to think of Colorado Springs as the Goldilocks of travel locations. Despite being the second-largest city in Colorado, it never seems overcrowded. Although sufficiently remote from Denver, the state’s capital, it is nonetheless easily accessible. It has a lot of green space, but it also includes an urban area with opulent lodging and restaurants that demand reservations. Colorado Springs is a destination with something to offer every type of tourist.

What People Should Know About Colorado Springs

At the eastern foot of the Rocky Mountains, one hour south of Denver, and at an altitude of 6,035 feet, is the city of Colorado Springs. Depending on the season, Colorado Springs’ weather can change dramatically. The warm season in Colorado Springs normally lasts from early June through mid-September, when the average daily high temperature is 76°F or above. July is the warmest month, with an average high temperature of 84°F.

The Perfect Time to Visit

Depending on the type of vacation you’re looking for, there is a great time to visit Colorado Springs. Visitors get the opportunity to see the destination’s rebirth in the spring. As the snow melts, lush landscapes and a few wildflowers that have sprung from the ground take the snow’s place. While fall offers tourists the chance to go leaf peeping in some of the greatest fall foliage sceneries in America, summer brings milder temps that make for perfect days spent on the hiking and mountain bike trails. Additionally, guests may arrange visits to local ski slopes in the winter, with many top resorts including Breckenridge and Winter Park just a two-hour drive away.

See Unique Architecture

Until at least 2027, the chapel won’t be open due to renovations. However, the attraction is still important to the area, and we wanted to mention it for your future excursions. The church is a magnificent architectural wonder that rises almost 150 feet above the ground. The chapel, which is constructed of aluminum, glass, and steel and has 17 spires, was designed by Walter A. Netsch Jr. of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Chicago. The initial designs were too pricey, according to the chapel website, therefore there is “no importance to this number.” As a result, to reduce costs, there are now just 17 spires.

60-year-old superhero comic collector, Randy Lawrence, has spent more than 50 years building one of the worlds’ best Batman collections. It’s worth over $2 million. It turns out that it has been his life’s work but soon, his caped crusader adventures are going under the hammer. He said that he couldn’t live with the stress of owning such a valuable collection and this is why he decided to sell it, which is remarkable because he has only recently been united with the comics, which were stolen in a heist that’s worthy of a Batman story.

The Thieves Had Quite The Plan

Back in January 2019, thieves rented an apartment in the same building, then tunneled into the ceiling and crawled across units so they could steal the collection of comics. Randy said that he howled like a wounded animal when he saw the empty boxes in his storage locker only to realize that they were stolen. He also shares that his retirement is wrapped up in those comic books and also that he thought his life was over.

However, CCTV footage revealed two possible suspects but there are no DNA or fingerprints at the scene. The comics were put into large boxes and bags so police could not prove that the thieves were leaving the facility with the stolen items. Sometime later, Phillip Weisbauer, 31-year-old, tried to sell five of the stolen Batman comic books for about $110,000, 2,000 miles away at a comic book shop in Phoenix, Arizona.

Randy claims that the comic community is very tight-knit and he had alerted everyone about the theft. It was like trying to sell the Crown Jewels at a pawn shop. The owner of the shop called the cops, who arrested Weibauer. However, he said he had found the stolen comics and did not know where the other 500 books were. However, it was later found out that the thief had told his family and they knew where all the comic books were. Even though the FBI kept hitting a brick wall, the thief didn’t know this, and days later, Weisbauer brought a truck filled with the stolen comic books. Weisbauer’s charges were reduced to theft, and he was sentenced in February to probation.

Comic Collector Reunited With His Possessions

Batman is one of the longest-lasting comic book superheroes. He made his debut in Detective Comics No.27 back in 1939 and got his own comic book the following year. After the collection was found, the comic book collector Randy Lawrence claims that it will be his first good night’s sleep he had in a year.