Pikes Peak Colorado Springs

Entry containing 19 photos titled: Pikes Peak Summit 14,000 feet, spotting deer in Red Rock Canyon, typical American patriotism, Lolly & Violet (John & Meg's dogs), sand dunes formed at the base of mountains, walking up the sand dunes peak was hard going, on the way down

Yesterday was tiring...so we used most of the Thurday to relax, read up on our brochures and online maps to ready ourselves for the rest of our trip. It's important to have cable access --at least for next Monday's DANCE Finals. (Okay; call us fanatics!)

After registering at the Convention Center at Marriott, we did some shopping for …

This morning I purchased the tickets for a 2.40pm train journey up Pikes Peak using coupons I saved us $20. We rode to the railway station through the beautiful township of Manitou Springs.We boarded the train and headed for Pikes Peak the second most visited mountain in the world after Japan's Mt. Fuji. The journey begins and ends at the historic …

... much like South Otago!! haha. Denver even suprised me with a nice flutter of snow! After being in Denver for 4 days I headed over to Colorado Springs to spend time with a friend from camp, Laura. I thought I was going to only stay for a few days but ...

... we dismissed this as unlikely. However that night on the news we heard that this was indeed the case. We're camped in Colorado Springs not far from the delightful old Colorado city and close to several of the highlights of the area. Just a few ...

... winter storm in Utah, Idaho and northern Colorado changed our plans. We got to the base of Pikes Peak and did some quick shopping at Manitou Springs near the base and decided to make our way back to Indianapolis. The topography in eastern Colorado ...

... , but it's time to start our trip back home tomorrow. With one day left, we decided to make the trip up the mountain to Pikes Peak. There were two options: drive up with our car (the economical choice), or take the Cog Railroad (in existence since 1891.) ...

... rock formation that looks like two camels kissing. The park offers a lot of trails for hiking, biking or horseback riding. Downtown Colorado Springs had a lot of small shops and bistros. We would go down there to wander around the shops and check out ...

Here are pictures from the Pikes Peak Challenge which is a fund raiser for the Brain Injury Association of Colorado. It is a 13.2 mile hike up the Barr Trail to the top of Pikes Peak (elevation: 14,110 ft. or 4,301 meters) for an elevation gain of about ...

... pas 4 saisons...). Heureusement que nous n'avons pas de réservation en haut. On reste flexible et on change vite de cap pour Colorado Springs, ou il y a plein de choses à voir aussi. Après 12 ans de Québec sans avoir besoin de chaînes pour les ...

I'd like to say our last Colorado city was just as exciting but we had unfortunate weather in Colorado Springs. The fog was overwhelming and we decided to skip Pikes Peak. Instead we went to the Air Force Academy to take a breather, do some cleaning and ...

... never cease!! :) The bad weather ensures that we opt out of driving the 20 mile Pikes Peak drive. Pikes Peak provides a stunning backdrop to Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods. Although Colorado Springs is open year-round, as it does not get ...

... the bike so he was especially glad to be on the road again. We only had a short ride today, about an hour or so, to Colorado Springs. It was a good way to get back in the groove again, a short ride to a scenic city. Our agenda for today was to get to ...