James & Susan's Adventures

This is the top!! The structure is a building they built and it holds food court, bathrooms, gift shop, movie room so you can get all the history. Workers are here each day keeping the sidewalk clear so the passengers can walk to the building. At the entrance to this Continue Reading

Taking this while still creeping to the top is a view like no other. We were told in the distance you see Denver on a clear day and on a really clear day you can see Kansas. We were over 14k feet and the view was spectacular. S/J

You can see the train. This was as far as it goes so we departed the train onto this sidewalk. The brown rocks beside the rail is where 2 young men walked up from below as we were parking. They had hiked a trail and when they reached the summit Continue Reading

These guys were almost to the top maybe 2k feet back. They followed us up after we passed. They go up every day many times to remove snow and make sure the track is clear. The train could not go to the top on Tuesday because they had received a Continue Reading

This was our two car train we rode to the top of Pikes Peak. COG Railway means a steep mountain railroad that has a rail with cogs engaged by a cogwheel on the train to ensure traction. The middle of this track is the cogs, looks like teeth that will Continue Reading

This is the train depot in Manitou for the trip to Pikes Peak. We opted for the train instead of driving our truck up the mountain. After getting to the top I am so glad we chose that route. It was a beautiful ride and relaxing. We actually rode our Continue Reading

Look closely and you can see the deer. (mule) Five walked up the hill we were going down and they crossed the street in this beautiful quaint town (Manitou) just before we got to our truck. This is were we will ride our bikes to today to hop on the Continue Reading

This shot is taken from our camper steps. Not a clear view because of the clouds but on a clear day we have a lovely view!! We were to take the train yesterday to the summit (over 14k feet) but they changed the ride to stop 2 miles before the Continue Reading

This was another view of wildlife we saw. They are in their own little world. Seem to be pretty calm. It was a great day.!!! S/J

The first field we drove by going to GOG we spotted these big horn sheep. If you can zoom picture you may see them better. Here was three, then we saw 6 more up in the bush on the rocks. S/J