Just 6 miles east of Colorado Springs is one of the towns we love the most in Colorado.  Manitou Springs sits at the base of Pike’s Peak at an elevation of 6,414 feet in the Rocky Mountains. Manitou Springs has an historic, Old West feel, with many buildings from the early 1900s still in use today.   Leave your car parked on the street and stroll the town. There are mom-and-pop shops, art galleries, restaurants, and more!   You can go fishing, try both easy and difficult hikes, soar on a zip line, go rafting, or caving!     TOWN HISTORY     Manitou Springs was home to the Ute Indians who…