The 7th day of our journey was spent going up the cog railroad to Pike's Peak.  There are 3 ways to get to the summit - #1 is hike up but at 14,110' that was totally out of the question!  There's a paved road you can drive, but it looks to be pretty curvy, narrow and scary.  So we took the easy way, riding up in the cog railroad.  The ride started out pretty warm, temps were probably 70s, maybe low 80s.  By the time we reached the top, 1 1/2 hours later the temp was in the 30s!  It was pretty chilly, but the sun was shining and we were prepared with jeans and sweatshirts.  You really don't get much time at the top, only about 30 minutes before you have to board the train to come down.  Barely time to use the ancient bathrooms and take a few pictures. 

The scenery here is just so different from what we're used to seeing at home.  Not just Pike's Peak, but every place we've been. 

 Here are a few pictures taken on the ride up -

And pictures from the top -

This last picture is of the road you can drive to reach the top.... really glad we decided to take the train!