• View just before we started up the mountain
  • Office of the Cog Train that goes to Pike's Peak
  • The old Cog Engine
  • Riding up and up we are over most of the tree tops
  • Rock formation as seen going up
  • Scene from around 9,000 feet
  •  We're now past the tree tops
  • Climbing higher and sometimes going up a grade of 25 percent.
  • Water source for Colorado Springs - All that green dark stuff is pine trees.
  • Place where the downward train meets up with the upward train and here is comes.
  • There is a rough road that leads to the top also. But it has many switch backs and sharp curves.
  • I did not realize K. Bates got her inspiration to write America the Beautiful up here.
  • Looking down from the top of Pike's Peak and yes it's a little hazy out.
  • Look out area from the top
  • Do you see the snow and yes it was cool out.  About 30 degrees difference from top to bottom.
  • Viewing platform from the top
  • This is how the top looked.   Yes it was a bit difficult to breath.
  • World famous donuts from 14,110 feet up
  • People standing at the edge
  • I'm tossing a snowball. My fingers got really cold!
  • Scene from the top
  • Our train waiting to take us down.
  • Just to prove we were there
  • Rocks and clouds......don't you just love them
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