Pikes Peak Summit

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The summit of Pikes Peak. We experienced perfectly clear weather all the way up the mountain. We arrived a the summit to find it completely enshrouded by clouds. This was the extent of the view. I thought it was very ironic to find a no parking sign a the summit of a 14'er. However, it's possible to drive to the summit of the mountain. The route was driven with an automobile for the first time in 1901. The vehicle was a Locomobile Steamer. This steam-driven automobile burned naptha to power a super-heated 500 psi boiler and had a range of about 20 miles. The building in the background houses communications and weather and one of two structures on the summit.

Shot with a Nikon D90 and a Nikon 80-200mm f2.8D ED lens.

Garden of The Gods

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Garden of The Gods with Pikes Peak in the background. Shot with a Nikon D90 and a Nikon 80-200,, f2.8D ED lens