After camping overnight at Rocky Mountain National Park, we were heading towards Pikes Peak. We left and it was in the high 40’s and foggy. It was very chilly, but we pushed through anyway.
We were speaking with someone two nights prior and he suggested riding the Peak to Peak highway which is a scenic bypass. This road brought us through the mountains and there were all kinds of long sweeping turns. It was very beautiful.
We kept working our way south on route 7 and then route 72 into Black Hawk. We were still really chilly so we stopped for coffee to warm up. It worked well as the fog lifted and the sun began to show. Now we were heading through route 119 which brings you through some jagged maintains. That is always cool. You could even see some people rock climbing the faces at some of the pulloffs.
We continued and took route 6 to route 40 to route 74 to route 285 to route 126 to route 67 to route 24. It was a lot of state routes heading south and avoiding highways. I had to list all the routes so I don’t forget how I made it from Rocky Mountain National Park to Pikes Peak. Going through the mountains is so awesome because there’s always a turn and goods views.
While coming through a town called Pines and into Buffalo Creek, there were a bunch of pine trees that were fallen. I’m not sure why, but it they were all down. It was very different. Most of the mountains are covered in healthy pine trees, so this was odd.
From there we continued more to Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak was phenomenal! Gabe and I couldn’t get over the views, the very tight switchbacks, and the incredible steep drop offs on the side of the road. It was definitely an experience people should try.
Once we reached the top, we were in awe. We were over 14,000 feet. The views were astonishing! There were some really steep sides. We checked out a bunch of places and really enjoyed it.
From there, we headed to Colorado Springs to stay for the night. We went out to eat at a pave called the Rabbit Hole which was neat. It had good reviews from Google. As we were walking up to find the entrance, it wasn’t a typical for entrance. It was like entering a New York City Subway from the sidewalk. We walked downstairs and that’s where the restaurant was.
Butt Pain Meter : 3/10
Adventures of Matty Q 