In Manitou Springs, Colorado there's a hill and quite a hill it is. They call it the Manitou Incline and it's steep and people climb it purportedly for fun.
The first time I did the Incline there was still a funicular that whisked you to the top to take in the view. It ran from 1907 until 1990 until economics made it no longer feasible to operate profitably. The funicular is now just a memory and today people haul themselves up 2,700 steps (railroad ties actually) at grades maxing out at 68% to earn the privilege of then hiking three miles back down.
Join me for a quick peek at our climb up this Colorado landmark. If you've done it kudos to you for accomplishing it. Now that I've done it both the easy and the hard way I'm inclined to have a whole lot more respect for those that set their sights on reaching the top!
Kudos to you guys!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was more challenging than we anticipated but isn’t that always the case... Did you ever get a chance to do it?
DeleteAwesome day and experience!
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