Hitting the Incline, March 14
Soren, Dad, and I had been wanting to hike the Incline, a straight mile of stairs that's built on old railway tracks, so we were glad a nice day came along during spring break we could take advantage of. The trailhead is right near the start of the legendary Cog Railway, which heads up to the top of Pikes Peak. Pictured above is the view from the parking lot. We got off to a good start, heading up right in front of some middle-aged folks, including one woman who was wearing dress shoes with a slight heel (what about "The Incline" doesn't make sense?). We didn't see them for the rest of the hike. The fun didn't last long. It got rough. At least everyone was suffering together. I did end up getting some pretty good pictures of the terrifically boring plains of eastern CO, as well as Garden of the Gods (second from the bottom) and some of the mountains that were burnt in the Waldo Canyon Fire of 2012. Pictures don't capture how truly steep this hike was.