FALLING FOR PIKE'S PEAK

On our first full day in Colorado Springs we decided to sleep in, however the time change wouldn’t let us.  Wouldn’t ya know it, we would wake up at 6:30 a.m.  We had leisurely morning with coffee and breakfast, the morning temperature was in the low 60’s.  Oh did I tell you that we didn’t use any air conditioning last night. 

Our plan was to go to Pikes Peak today in Manitou Springs but I told Dave that I needed to find a Bed Bath and Beyond.  On the way we happened across a Penzey Spice Store and ya'll know how much he like’s Penzey  spices, we had to stop.  So after we made our necessary purchases we headed for the Cog Railway for our journey to Pikes Peak.  We got there in amble time, purchased our tickets and decided to share a lunch.  We finished just before we were to board the train and that is when I decided to fall for Pikes Peak.

On my last trip back to the picnic table I tripped over a small mound in the pavement and down I went.  Scrape both hands and tore up my right knee.  The train was about to leave and I had to rush to find first aid.  I had to go to the ticket office for Neosporin, alcohol pads, and band-aids.   I was able to stem the flow of blood and bandage myself up and rush back to the train in time for its departure. 

The next 3 hours and 15 minutes were full of wonderful views of mountain scenery with a few occasional animal sightings.  We saw deer, rams, ewe, and furry creatures.  When we got to the 14000-foot top, we both felt very light headed (drunk feeling); it took us a few minutes to acclimate to the altitude.  We did have the recommended Food Network delicacies, which was a special recipe for high altitude cake donuts.  Boy were they good.

 This little guy entertained us at one of the stops while waiting for the return train to pass us.  He kept popping in and out.

 Us at the Summit.

 

The Conductor memtioned that he could see these Rams and ewe and told us all to be very quiet so that we would not scare them away.  What an awesome shot.

After the Pikes Peak adventure we walked thru Manitou Springs and browsing thru the crafts and tee shirt shops.  We saw several “Life is Good” shirts and several with unusual bear sayings on them.   However none were purchased.

We had normal camp food tonight, PIZZA!!!!!!!

On to Cheyenne tomorrow.