Tara was told that today was a unique opportunity, as she was above the clouds during her visit. I know that she truly enjoyed her day on the mountain!

Thank you for adding your comments to the photos Tara!

The Pikes Peak Cog Railway

Parking Lot view before heading to the Cog Railway

Mountain Range through the tree line

Another capture of the mountain range behind the trees

Climbing further up the railway seeing more of the trails and mountain range

Capturing the clouds over the mountain peaks

More clouds rolling in while climbing closer to beyond timberline

Snow accumulating as we moved closer to the summit

More snow accumulation

Old rail lines and snow barricades

Another clear shot of the mountain range

Climbing higher

Reaching closer to the top

Right before we reached the summit - a photo of the visitor center

On this particular day, the clouds sat just below the summit

A different angle

Another shot

A picture of the cog rail after getting off the train - another beautiful shot of the clouds above and below the mountains.

 Took some time to check out the snow depth and do some exploring

A better photo of the depth of the snow

Walked off the trail and enjoyed the view

Me at the start of the small hike I took

Still shocked by the amount of snow the end of May.

Symbol at the top of the mountain signifying the miners association

Photo from where I ended the off path hike at the summit. The platform was where it all began after the rail trip up

Another photo of me on the walk to the visitors center

Still in awe of the view from another angle

More photos from the summit

Part of the hike back to the platform

A wider angle of the hike back to the platform

The clouds below the mountain and the sky above, just surreal place to be where the heavens and the earth almost collide

Cog rail in the distance on the hike back

Photo of me on the trail

Trying to get the Cog rail in the background

A closer photo of the rail cars

Mesmerized by the snow in between the rails

Tying my hand at a black and white of the visitor center, the rail lines, and the cog train I rode up.

Original photo but with more of the rail cars

Me after getting off the rail

Another black and white of the original visitor center before they built the new one

Color photo of the black and white above but zoomed in a bit more.

The cog rail I headed back to after enjoying a donut in the visitors center and taking a bathroom break before heading back down the mountain

Mountain view house used for shelter at 10,000 ft.