It was time for some midweek altitude training. Because why not?
So Lindsay, Mike, Kristina and I set out early to drive up the summit of Pikes. We got stopped at Devils Playground due to the shuttle situation with ongoing construction atop the summit.
So we did the next best thing and jumped in the back of a pickup for the last few miles to the summit!
I've always wanted to drive up Pikes with an open top car, and today's adventure fulfilled that mission! When we reached the summit, we saw some mountain goats escaping the onslaught of tourists.
My original plan was to only go down to the 2 miles to go sign and then back up to the summit.
But I felt energetic and decided I'd feel like I got a more complete workout if I went a little further. I saw Mike coming up and asked how far the Inestine B Roberts memorial was. He said just around the corner. There it was!
I knew I'd have a push if I wanted to make the summit by 10am, which was our set leaving time. I wasn't concerned about grabbing an alternative ride down, but I decided I'd give it a shot anyway.
I made it up to the summit at 10:08, so I grabbed a ride back to Manitou with some friendly tourists.
I was very pleased with this high altitude workout as I ended up with 45 mins down and 1:05 back up from the Intestine B Roberts memorial sign.
Can't wait for more cool adventures on the Peak!
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