Pike's Peak

After we got from the fourteeners yesterday it rained through the afternoon and most of the night. This morning it was cold and clear.

Drying out our gear

Refilling the our water supplies

We opted for a car tour today. Our first stop was the site of ancient redwood forest. The prehistoric climate of Colorado must have been much wetter to support the redwoods. Behind me are the petrified remains of a massive tree stump.

Our next stop was Pike's Peak. Driving the 20 miles(~4000' elevation gain) from the park entrance to the top the weather quickly turned on us.

Not the most fun driving conditions

Check out that view!

They kicked us off the summit after about 20 minutes due to the inclement weather. We hung around half way down the mountain for a while to see if the weather would clear. It didn't but Jean managed to wrangle a rain check from an ornery park ranger. It's good for one year.