we were taking a short cut, but actually ending up on a dusty, steep, winding road that used to be a rail road to take gold from cripple creek. We negotiated the tight corners and rock tunnels with true pioneer spirit. However, the steep drops, high altitude and intenses work out was all too much for the bobos van and so at the top he gave us time to enjoy the surrounding beauty while he took 5. Then we drove to colorado springs which on the suface was a nice, clean city surrounded by huge snowy mountains. It was a boiling day in the beautiful city however it was hard to ignore the druggy's and beggar's. Despite the beautiful surroundings the only campsite we could find was sandwiched between a 24hour drive thru MacDonalds and a
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