Pikes Peak Highway
by Greg Reed
Title
Pikes Peak Highway
Artist
Greg Reed
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
1887
Pikes Peak Carriage Road, circa 1887Though foot traffic and burro rides up Pikes Peak were common in the earlier days, the first crude road up the mountain opened in 1887. Built by the Cascade and Pikes Peak Toll Road Company, this new road afforded sightseers and thrill seekers the ability to reach the top of the mountain via the more comfortable wagon or carriage seat, especially when compared to riding on the back of a donkey. Travelers could pay a $1 and use their own vehicles, or they could pay $5 and be treated to a nine-hour ride on the Pikes Peak Carriage Line.
1936
Tourist View Into Bottomless Pit on the Pikes Peak Highway
Responsibility for the highway returns to the U.S. Forest Service. For the next 12 years, the road is operated as a toll-free highway. However, without the maintenance afforded by the tolls, the road deteriorates greatly and is almost abandoned. In 1948, the U.S. Forest Service issues a special-use permit to the City of Colorado Springs, which then became responsible for maintaining the road to the top. The City continues to maintain the road to this day.
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Comments (8)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding Pikes Peak Highway composition lighting, shading, brilliant color and artwork! Congratulations on your beautiful moving Special Feature! F/L
Lorraine Baum
Congratulations Greg - Your wonderful image has been Featured in the All COLORADO group. Please add it to the 2023 Featured Archives group discussion. L/F
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" gallery at Fine Art America! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - all the links are provided on our group's homepage.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Greg Reed replied:
Thank you John for the feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" and the fav!!
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Forests and Woodlands” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2018 May – Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If enabled, your group image will be posted to our group Google+ page for further exposure. (https://plus.google.com/communities/109831644195697033986) Thank you for your participation in the “Forests and Woodlands” group! ~Jan
Greg Reed replied:
Thanks Jan for the feature for the week in the “Forests and Woodlands” Group Home Page and the fav!! :)
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