Good bye Pleasant (but tiny) Cabin and Ians new friend, Ninja the cat.

The best description of our journey would be " Overcast ".

An unexpected surprise, The Monarch Crest Scenic Tram rides, and bugger me I'm a senior.. $2 off for me!

We imagined ourselves in a teen disaster movie, as the ancient cable car pods lurched upwards.

At the top a crudely crafted interpretation of the great continental divide. The temperature a frosty 38 degrees, the attendant at the top warned of snow if the figures tumbled more than another 4 degrees.

And a misty view of Pikes peak, quickly disappearing in the clouds.

Our journey down caused quite a stir to my earings, however with not too much fuss we hit tera firma, and claimed our free pop corn at the expansive gift shop.

Off we go and encounter the worlds longest roadworks, having queued for a while, we spent 12 minutes travelling their length, areas of sheer drop roadway, having crumbled away the crews were carving further into the cliffs to widen the road.

After checking into our hotel the Bleak ( sorry Black ) Canyon Motel, with its constantly refilling cistern and groaning AC, we travelled to the Museum of the Mountain west.

The brainchild of Dick Furman who we met. Dick always dreamed of opening a museum and began his extensive collection aged 4 with an old clock.

We saw a certain Mothers 2023 collection showcased amongst the antiques.

Some new window display ideas...

The Lutheren church which still hosts weddings on site.

Dick has in excess of 500,000 objects in his collection, some bits found in outhouses, including glassware and handguns. Many of the buildings and transportation items donated by local folks.

Ian got caught short and found a timely outhouse!!

My only chance of a laundry on this leg of the trip, Mr Lee Wongs collection of Laundry equiptment circa 1900 to 1940's.

Tonights lucky winner, Guru's Nepalese and Indian restaurant, at the better end of town (we is posh!).

Goodnight one and all, sleep well, Ian has given me his cold, so my  turn to keep him awake with an attention seeking cough xx