Pikes Peak
On Thursday Bill and I took a car ride the other way and back and
then off that night to Colorado Springs which we reach on Saturday morning.
That afternoon we took a drive and some drive too up to the top of Pikes
Peak and that the sight around here I might state that the Peak is a small
mound arising behind the town to a height of 14109 feet above sea level
of 2½ miles it takes 32 miles to reach the summit but the air line
is 13 miles.
It is the highest highway in the world
and of course there was lots of snow and ice although in the town it was
quite hot.
We registered our names for the paper that is published there
and in due course you will receive a copy of it.
They hold speed races
to the summit from 18 miles off and the record is held by DePalma driving a Lexington and the time 18 2/5 minutes. It sounds
incredible but I am told it is a fact.
We returned to the Springs and
caught the train again to Denver but we did not seen much at that place
as it was after nine when we arrived and raining so we first went down
to the main street by street car and then came back to the station and
got into our bunks ready for it to leave at 11.30 and then arrived in
Omaha next day, Sunday at 3.30 p.m. As our train on did not leave till
7.45 that night we took a run out to Krug Park [yet
another defunct amusement park] by street car and quite enjoyed
our little excursion so the Park was very similar to Venice at Los Angeles
and the weather was perfect. Then to here at 8.50am Monday.
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