#14 - Pikes Peak

First Visit as an Adult

​I was a little older than 6 when my family went to Colorado and made the big drive up to Pikes Peak. Don and I returned for my second visit, just a couple days ago.

At the beginning of the drive I saw the sign for the North Pole and remembered how giddy I felt, when I spotted it over 50 years ago. We didn't take time to stop at the kiddie attraction, but maybe we should have.  It was free to visitors 60 and over!

Cold!
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​Back in the 1960's, I remember a light snow falling as our station wagon climbed the mountain. I don't remember feeling the cold when we got out. I was too excited. 

But I'm 60 now, and when I got out of the car this time, I wanted to shriek from the cold wind. My flip flops did not keep my feet a bit warm. We ended up in the gift shop, warming up with hot chocolate and donuts. The snow covered window blocked our view. 

​Acting Up... Like a 6-Year-Old
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​I celebrated my recent peak visit, by posing behind a boulder.  I didn't scream and yell "H-e-l-l-l-l-p!" the way I did years ago. I learned my lesson, when I tried that stunt years ago. Nobody thinks it's funny when you pretend to fall off a mountain.

Don and I eventually headed down the winding road after our visit and got stuck in some roadwork traffic. I had just enough time to jump out and pose with the snowbank along the road. 

​It's fun being 6 again!
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