You know how you never see the major attractions in your hometown unless guests come to visit? I feel like I've had a lot of new guests come home with me recently. Really, it's just been Liz, Anthony, and Ant's sister, but that's made for quite a few tours of town. And each time, of course, must include our own famous 14er: Pike's Peak.
The last two times I went up the Peak (once with Liz and Anthony, once with Ant and his sister) we took the cog railway. So this time visiting, and in the spirit of Liz getting her true western US driving experience, we decided to drive up for a change! Unfortunately, with all the snow that had been coming, we couldn't reach the summit; only the first 14 of 19 miles were left open. That did, however, get us above timberline, past the pavement ending, and above 11,000ft elevation. And, after all, we had seen the summit several times before, but had never driven the highway together. So off we went...Considering the season, as well as the road being partially closed, there was very little traffic to cause problems. There was some ice on the road, and plenty of snow for Liz to write her name in, not to mention BITTER cold and wind the higher we climbed. But we saw the Big Foot warning signs and made sure to see both gifts shops on the way back down. And, of course, we got plenty of pictures on the way.
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