i took this picture of pikes peak from my hotel. yes, that is snow at the top.
The most visited mountain in North America and the second most visited mountain in the world behind Japan's Mount Fuji, Pikes Peak forms a stunning backdrop for Colorado Springs and the Garden of the Gods. At an altitude of 14,110 feet above sea level, Pikes Peak is the 31st highest peak out of 54 Colorado peaks. It is the farthest east of the big peaks in the Rocky Mountain chain, which contributed to its early fame among explorers, pioneers and immigrants and made it the symbol of the 1859 Gold Rush to Colorado with the slogan, "Pikes Peak or Bust".
colorado springs truly is a beautiful place. i haven't had the chance, nor will i, to do much exploring but i would love to come back someday. the work effort is keeping me hopping full-time, as i knew it would. i have one more day tomorrow before i return to mpls on thursday. in true mid-western spirit, my rental car turned out to be a ford f-150 rental truck. now, to buy some boots and a 10-gallon hat.
being among the 5% of the population that doesn't subscribe to cable tv at home, i have had a steady iv drip of espn sports center and baseball tonight going on in my hotel room during every waking moment. consider me up to speed with barry bonds homerun record chase, curt schilling's comments, and roger clemon's return to the yankees.
more soon...
1 comment:
. . . and how about the TWINS come from behind win with a walk off 3 run homerun from Justin Mauneau in the 10th (i believe) By the way - the picture is beautiful. I have actually taken a tour to the top of Pikes Peak w/ g & p when I was very young. I can remember walking in a tunnel of show to get in to the visitors center!
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