Both of us took the cog railroad from Manitou Springs (6571 feet) to Pikes Peak (14110 ft). Round trip took about 3.5 hours. This is the view at the end of the rails.

As soon as we got to the top of Pikes Peak, the work crew immediately started to tear up the railbed behind us. Fortunately they put it back in time for us to get back down on schedule.

The view from the top was a little hazy, but the panorama was amazing.