Pikes Peak in Spring

Being above 12,000 ft, Spring comes to the upper reaches of Pikes Peak very late in the year. Some of the heaviest snow fall typically occur in the months of April and May.



This little guy was outside one of the shops on the way up. It was fascinating to see him overcome his fear of people to beg for food. You could see the internal debate going on in his head.



To keep the roads clear most of the year, the city runs these industrial sized snow blowers.



Only the first 15 out of 19 miles of the road to the top were open this day. Just pass this point was a wall of rock hard snow barring the path to the summit.