Tag: Mountains
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Peak of Spring
Back in May a long-time friend came to visit and he suggested driving to the top of Pikes Peak. From my house, it’s about an hour to get down to Colorado Springs and about another hour to get to the top of the mountain. The image above gives an idea of what the road is…
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Belated Visit: Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
It is a three hour drive from Tucson to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. For someone that has driven from Tucson to Vermont and back with a wife and four children under 12, that is not a long way. But it is long enough that driving out then back with a few hours to explore…