[COham] Pikes Peak News 2018.

[Paul Signorelli]

The construction of the new Pikes Peak visitors center has started.
You can watch the construction at :
http://www.springsgov.com/units/pikespeak/images/northeast.jpg 1<http://www.springsgov.com/units/pikespeak/images/northeast.jpg>

The PP Highway will now have shuttle busses to the top, no extra charge.
No personal vehicles will be allowed to go to the top until Sept. to reduce traffic.
You have to carry your rig and all supplies with you.
This is similar to the visitor policies at Rocky Mt National Park and the Maroon Bells.
The old visitors center is still open.
Visitors information at :https://www.pikes-peak.com/attractions/pikes-peak-americas-mountain/.

The Barr Trail is still open for hikers from Manitou Springs to the top of PP, it is 21 miles
up the hill. http://www.barrcamp.com/hike.php.

The Pikes Peak COG Railroad is closed and needs reconstruction.
http://www.krdo.com/news/top-stories/future-cloudy-for-pikes-peak-cog-railway/716057923.

It is (or was) the highest COG Rail in the world.
If you never took the COG you can watch this video
at http://tinyurl.com/n9we5nv,
or take the "Pikes Peak Helicopter Tour " at http://tinyurl.com/pr77z28.

Paul w0rw