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Nap for sure!
posted by
Dr_JPT
on August 30, 2013 at 9:08 PM
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Re: CCT,
Bicycle? Me? I don't think so! Not unless it has an engine. I wonder if a Vespa could make the trip... Now you're giving me ideas... How well does a Vespa operate at 14,000 feet? I know helicopters are iffy.
posted by
Ciel
on August 30, 2013 at 12:07 PM
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You are brave Ciel, I really cannot visualize that as a joy ride. I suppose next thing we read will be you have gone up on your bicycle. I should get those brakes checked, if there are any linings still on them.
posted by
C_C_T
on August 30, 2013 at 11:49 AM
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Re: JimmyA,
Still, compared with what other people have pushed to the summit... one guy rolled a peanut to the summit with his nose. It took him 150 peanuts, I forget how many gloves and pants... and 21 days.
Even the guys--7 or 8 of them--only took 10 and a half hours to push a grand piano all the way to the top.
posted by
Ciel
on August 30, 2013 at 9:12 AM
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Re: I did that drive in the early '70s. Wow...
It's really a great experience... I will not look out my window hereafter, without knowing, and feeling changed.
posted by
Ciel
on August 30, 2013 at 7:28 AM
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Re: Annicita,
I'll just bet you were!
posted by
Ciel
on August 30, 2013 at 7:27 AM
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Re: FormerStudentIntern.
There sure can be, if your vehicle isn't up to it. Also, if, as they are doing next weekend, the road is closed to the general public while a production company is filming scenes for the next Fast and Furious sequel.
posted by
Ciel
on August 30, 2013 at 7:26 AM
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Re: Naut,
Yes, the second oldest car race in the US. I bet you know the first.
posted by
Ciel
on August 30, 2013 at 7:21 AM
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Ciel
Fascinating, and I'm looking forward to your pics! BTW, is this the same stretch of road used for the famous Pike's Peak Hill Climb? 
posted by
Nautikos
on August 30, 2013 at 6:21 AM
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It sounds like there is a whole lot of excitement driving on that road.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on August 29, 2013 at 5:24 PM
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i went up pike's peak hungover back in 79 and boy oh boy was i ever feeling it!
posted by
Annicita
on August 29, 2013 at 4:56 PM
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I did that drive in the early '70s. Wow...
posted by
Pat_B
on August 29, 2013 at 1:25 PM
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My Saturn and its tiny 4-cylinder engine hates hills of any kind, so I don't think it would appreciate a jaunt up ( or down ) Pike's Peak! Yeah, after that, I guess you deserve a nap . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on August 29, 2013 at 1:24 PM
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