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Post by peascreek on Oct 10, 2018 22:37:38 GMT -5
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Post by oldgeek on Oct 10, 2018 22:43:00 GMT -5
Your backyard? Lol!
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Post by peascreek on Oct 10, 2018 22:51:13 GMT -5
Here's a hint, more than 30 minutes at this altitude in a plane requires supplemental oxygen  |
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 10, 2018 23:06:09 GMT -5
Pike's peak.
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Post by peascreek on Oct 10, 2018 23:54:14 GMT -5
Yep, Pike's Peak in a twin turbo Mercedes with my wife lying down in the seat so she didn't have to look ")
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Post by peascreek on Oct 11, 2018 0:02:33 GMT -5
Of course if you want curves a bit slower and safer there's always Garden of The Gods. You can rent scooters at the trading post now, 50cc vintage style, I passed, but next trip I'll prolly bring my scooter if I end up rebuilding the engine this winter.  |
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Post by peascreek on Oct 11, 2018 0:03:42 GMT -5
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Post by milly on Oct 11, 2018 1:01:52 GMT -5
Lovely scenery peascreek. At what height are you in that area? |
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Post by FrankenMech on Oct 11, 2018 7:43:09 GMT -5
Nice scenery, I have been to both places and went hiking in the 'garden'. My ex was kind of like yours. She liked mountains or scenery as long as she didn't have to look 'down'. I would walk right up to a cliff etc and look down, she wouldn't go within 25' on a flat surface, on a slope she wouldn't get that close. She didn't like freight elevators or open back stairs either. Then she would do strange things like hike a ridgeline... Maybe sometimes it was because we were with the kids and they were fearless like me.
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Post by peascreek on Oct 11, 2018 9:47:21 GMT -5
Lovely scenery peascreek . At what height are you in that area? Pike's peak is a little over 14,000 feet, the Garden is around 7000 I believe |
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Post by 65cabriolet on Oct 11, 2018 14:53:44 GMT -5
GotG elevation is just under 6400 feet, good guess peascreek!
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Post by Senna1Rossi on Oct 11, 2018 14:56:15 GMT -5
Mars!!
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Post by aeroxbud on Oct 11, 2018 15:02:10 GMT -5
Great scenery.
A 50cc scooter up there would be making no power at all. He fun to try though.
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Post by peascreek on Oct 12, 2018 17:01:04 GMT -5
A 50cc would get you around GOTG, it would be fun, twisty winding one way traffic, don't see any carbureted scooter under 250cc making it to Pikes Peak and even then it would need obvious mods. Hard part would be the run downhill with no real engine braking, stock pads and rotors would melt pretty quick I imagine ")
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Post by peascreek on Oct 12, 2018 17:01:35 GMT -5
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