There were these kids from Texas hiking up together, and the one kid (behind me in this pic) looked positively green, but he still made it to the top.


My bike arrived at the Willow Green Motel that day, and the next morning I rode my bicycle up the other side of Pikes Peak. The road condition was first-rate, and the views, specatacular.



Made it to the top in just a little under 4 hours from Manitou. It was pretty tough and steep, but the effects of the altitude weren't as bad as I was expecting.


There were these Canadian semi-pros bicycling up that day. I gave them a 5-minute head-start before riding back down the mountain, but then I forgot to turn my Garmin back on. I caught & passed them, as well as 4 more motorcycles and dozens of cars and that wicked-fun descent. Don't know if I cracked 60, but I definitely spend a few minutes above 50, and that makes 9 motorcycles I've passed while descending on my bicycle.