From 14,110 feet

Today I took Amma to the top of Pikes Peak via the Cog Railway. Pikes Peak is the eastern-most of the more than 50 14ers (mountain peaks higher than 14,000 ft) in Colorado. Although the weather was chilly but pleasant down in Colorado Springs, it was a different story at the top of the mountain. When we reached the summit, the temperature was 17 degrees and after factoring in the wind chill, it felt like -3 degrees. As this is not the first time I've taken visitors to that altitude, we were prepared with our winter jackets, hats, gloves and scarves. Amma has only a few times in her life worn socks and shoes, usually she's in sandals, so donning all this winter wear was sure to be an adventure.

While sitting in the "holding room" before boarding the train, I look over at Amma and she looks particularly uncomfortable with the fuzzy gloves on her hands. Upon closer inspection, I find that she has the right glove on the left hand and vice versa. Not only that, but in a couple of instances, she had more than one finger sharing a sleeve. It was really hilarious and we both had a good laugh. When using something for the first time in 64 years, there's bound to be a learning curve. :)

We did finally make it to the top and we have photos to prove it.



Here's a short video clip from the mountaintop. The sound in this clip is coming solely from the wind, and any noticeable camera shake was from the wind as well. I had a tough time holding the camera still.