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Published: June 26th 2014
Wednesday, 25 June, 2014
After a hearty breakfast we drove through old Manitou Springs to the depot of the Manitou and Pikes's Peak Cog Railway. Parking was pretty tight, but the attendants were experienced at fitting all the vehicles into the parking lots. Sean and I browsed through both gift shops in the depot before it was time to board the train.
We boarded about 20 minutes before departure time and I turned the camera over to Sean to take pictures during our ascent. He did pretty well, I think. There were a few small waterfalls on the way up and lots of trees and Colorado granite boulders. Once past the tree line, we could see nearly to Kansas. We saw several yellow bellied marmots around the rocks near the summit.
Once at the top, elevation 14,110', we had about 40 minutes to enjoy the views, eat and drink something and use the bathrooms. It did snow a little while we up there, but it really wasn't as cold as I had anticipated. Sean snacked most of the way up and Kerry made sure he drank water once on the summit, but
At the depot
Pike's Peak Cog Railwayhe still got a little bit of a headache from the altitude.
We had a bit of rain on the way down, and a bee kept Sean occupied for part of the trip before we opened the window and it flew out. It was a really pretty day for the ride and we all enjoyed our trip up and then down Pike's Peak.
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barbara
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Such beautiful pictues, Charlie!