Today we left Manitou Springs around 11am for the drive to the top of Pikes Peak. We decided to get a late start since the air temp up there can be cold and windy. When we got there it we were told it was 45-50 degrees. Wind was gusting up to about 20 when we were there makeing it feel colder, so you need to bring along heavy coats if you plan to spend a lot of time outside taking pictures or just viewing the sights.
Need a haze filter for these high altitude pictures, well maybe next time.
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| Zoom in to see how road winds back and forth in the upper elevation |
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| Colorado Springs major sources of water are along road to Pikes Peak one of them is Crystal Reservoir. |
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| Brake check at Glen Cove for cars coming down from Peak, they use a handheld IR temperature gun and if your brakes are too hot, you have to pull into parking lot and wait. We saw cars getting pulled over. |
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| Alpine Zone - Getting above the tree line. |
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| Getting windy and colder |
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| Air temp around 45-50 with strong gusty wind makes it feel colder |
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| Built for commemoration of 100th anniversary of America the Beautiful |
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| Cog train that runs from Manitou Springs |
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| Cog Railway cars leaving top of Pikes Peak |
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| Pikes Peak Cog Railway - 2 cars going back down to Manitou Springs |
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| Manitou Springs |
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| Open Pit mining as seen from Pikes Peak |
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| Garden of the Gods |
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| Looking North from below the Peak |
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| Colorado Springs, Downtown is lower right. Colorado 94 is the ribbon of road heading into the horizon(East towards Kansas) |
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| Colorado 94 disappears into the horizon East of Colorado Springs |
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| Just an example of the drive back down. From the top to Glen Cove is steeper and has more hairpin turns. |
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