Pikes Peak Colorado (Dial UP Death)

[jdando]

Hey Gang;

On vacation in Colorado. Being from MN this country is amazing. We drove from Denver to Vail and then to Pikes Peak. We then drove up Pikes Peak!

Here are some of the pictures, more in my Gallery.

My rental car
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/chargervail.jpg

On the road from Vail to Colorado Springs
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/mtsomething.jpg

Rafters on some river near Leadville
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/rafting1.jpg


PIKES PEAK!! It was 78F at the base and 35F and windy at the summit. We were under-dressed.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/pikespeaksummit.jpg


At 14110 feet the air was thin and I was having a bit of a hard time breathing. They did have an oxygen bar, but it was closed.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/oxygen.jpg


Views from the mountain.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/ppviewofmtsomething2.jpg

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/ppviewofmtsomething.jpg

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/ppswitchbackpostcard.jpg

more later, jeremy

[jdando]

The road to Pikes Peak is half pavement and half dirt. A couple of the cars at the top.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/summitprius.jpg

I think this guy has big cajones:eek:

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/pikespeaksemi.jpg


A view of the road just below the summit

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/pikespeaksummitroadtonowhere.j pg


A view of the road just below the summit looking down
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/ppsummitroaddown.jpg

[Raudermaster]

That looks awesome Jeremy. Did you happen to see the Suzuki Escudos Pikes Peak rally car screwing around those turns? :D

[jdando]

On the way down saw a couple of boarders/skiers. We gave them a ride up and dropped them off at 13000 feet

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/andrewandben.jpg

We dropped them at the top of the picture and then "raced" them back down to about 11000 feet. If you look carefully you see two black dots halfway down the slope.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/andrewandbenhalfwayfar.jpg

Zoomed in to the max

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/showcase/files/3/1/0/2/andrewandbenhalfwaymaxzoom.jpg



The guys said the slope is not that bad:bows:. It was just totally wild to see anyone skiing a slope like that.

As a humorous aside a typical ski hill in Minnesota has 250-350 vertical feet. This slope had 2000+ feet of vertical:help:

[Bluerauder]

Hey Gang;

On vacation in Colorado.

Terrific Pics. :2thumbs: Were you PO'd after the trip up to find the BAR was closed? :rofl: That's my luck, too. :D

[martyo]

I guess the views can take your breath away?

[00 Aggie]

I took the MM up there last year, pretty awesome!

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/showthread.php?t=29245

[jimlam56]

Pretty cool!
I'll be there in September for a family reunion, can't wait!