Pikes Peak
We are thinking of going to Pikes Peak in May or June in our 4wd Ford F-250 ,6.2 L carrying a Northstar Freedom camper. I know that both the truck and I begin breathing hard at about 10,000 feet. Has ...
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I drove up Pikes Peak in June just a month after buying my F250. I had driven up before several years ago with a government van full of guys from my unit while TDY at Ft Carson. I didn't recall the drive being so nerve wracking but it was, especially in the F250 with my wife in full panic mode. Plan to go early so you can avoid the crush of traffic later in the morning. We had to wait about 15 minutes on the way down because of a rock slide. They are building a new visitors complex at the peak so parking was a bit tight. I sure do miss the cog railway.
