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IMG_2091.JPG, originally uploaded by Aaron in Denver.

So we decided to take a little day trip out of town yesterday, as the last few weekends had been a little hectic. We kicked around a couple of places and ended up heading to the top of Pikes Peak. Only 14,000 feet high! The good thing about this fourteener is that you can drive all the way to the top (or take a train as well), so it involves little exercise, which is always a bonus for me.

Given how steep the road is, there's plenty of restrictions on speed both up and down, and even a brake heat check half way down to make sure you're not riding the breaks. I was hoping for some a little quicker (but not this quick), but in the end, it was still fun. I have no idea how they send the race cars so fast around the corners, especially with the huge dropoffs and ever changing concrete to dirt road.

Plenty more pics are here if you're interested.

Now heading out to the ESRI User Conference in San Diego for the week, so there may not be many posts this week (but you never know).