Pikes Peak, known as America's Mountain is our destination for the weekend. We are based in Woodland Park and we are here to drive the 19 mile scenic route with an elevation gain of 8000 feet which is a unique experience for a mountain with a height above 14000 feet.
Fred heard about this drive from our cousin Ian, who showed Fred a YouTube video of the annual epic automobile hillclimb to the summit - the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, also known as The Race to the Clouds.
A mountain that inspired Katherine Lee Bates' famous poem, America the Beautiful.
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed His grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!
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| Pikes Peak looming ahead, about 40 kilometres away! |
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| A dominant feature indeed. |
