This was the one and only day we had in our schedule to drive to the top of Pike’s Peak and we were extremely lucky to have a perfectly clear morning to make the drive. Once we had been to the top and we were on our way down, we could see that the clouds had covered the summit and it would stay that way for the balance of the day. The drive to the top is a mixture of relatively flat forest roads to very winding switch backs that are above timber line and give breathtaking views. It’s a beautiful trip for anyone but especially for flatlanders from back east.
George & Pauline wanted to see the ski areas of Colorado so when we came down off of Pike’s Peak we decided to drive to Breckenridge (the closest major ski area to Colorado Springs). It’s a long drive and some of it, going through South Park, is relatively boring because it’s so flat. Of course, once you get into the mountains around Breckenridge, the views are once again fantastic. We took the drive in a circle and had a wonderful dinner in Georgetown on the way back down the mountain into Denver.
