Washed-Out Photography from the Pinacle of Pike's Peak -- Colorado Springs

A snapshot from the moonscape 14,000 ft high on Pike's Peak. Pasttreeline, there is not much but cactii, tundra grass, and a beaver-looking creature called a yellow-bellied marmot.

Luckily, we didn't have to climb to the top, rather there is a cog railway that can take you up, past a lot of breath-taking scenary, up tothe top where your breath is completely taken away - literally. I was pretty dizzy, but the fried doughtnuts at the park station on the summit helped a bit, although I would take a hit of oxygen if I went again.