The Pikes Peak Rangerettes line up to eat their breakfast on the hay bales at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
Renee and Mark Manwell and their three dogs, Jazzy, JJ, and Chloe, came in appropriate cowboy attire for the annual Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The street breakfast is a tradition in downtown Colorado Springs since the 1930’s. It is to promote the upcoming Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo that runs from July 14 through July 18 and is a fundraiser for military families. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies ride out ahead of the Pikes Peak Range Riders carrying the Colorado and the U.S. flag at the annual Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The street breakfast is a tradition in downtown Colorado Springs since the 1930’s. It is to promote the upcoming Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo that runs from July 14 through July 18 and is a fundraiser for military families. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Patrick Weber and Tammy Kosley do a little early morning dancing at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Barbara Downs reaches out for her $5 breakfast from Army Pfc Leila Ortiz at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Hank the Cowboy just keeps reading his Gazette at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Elvira Sweetwater does a hoop dance at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Officer Chris Garcia puts a cowboy hat back on a little boy that fell off at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Pikes Peak Range Riders head out of town at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Veterans are recognized at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)A display of Colorado animals at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)A display of Colorado animals at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)A unique way to eat pancakes at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
A young cowboy gets a lift so he can see the Pikes Peak Range Riders riding out of town at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Patrick Weber and Tammy Kosley do a little early morning dancing at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)A prayer to start the program at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)Allonte Reeder dressed as his favorite toy at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)The Flying W Wranglers close out the show at the Western Street Breakfast on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
