Summiting Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs
At 14,100 feet, summiting Pike’s Peak is a formidable accomplishment, even if you’re driving to the top. Maybe I should have listened to the woman who checked us into the Garden of the Gods Campground. She suggested that we take the train to the summit rather than brave the difficult road, but having learned to drive on the steep and winding mountain roads of the Virgin Islands, I thought I was up to the challenge. So what if this mountain was a little taller, alright a lot taller in the hi