Amanda and I did the Incline in Manitou Springs, CO. Which is a 15 min. drive from Ft. Carson. The incline is a mile long, with a starting elevation of 6574 and ending elevation of 8585. So it has about a 2000 gain. It has an average grade of 41% and the steepest is 68%. So as you can see it is pretty steep.
This is the view from the starting point. It was about 60 degrees that day.
Amanda and I at the top of the Incline. She insisted that I do it with her. By the time we had reached the top we could see our breath. We both finished under 2 hours. That's just not on the way up. It is the time of going up and then down the backside. The backside is longer too because it is a trail that winds down.
This is the view from the top. You can see a lot of Colorado up there.
Dan! wow! it has been forever!
ReplyDeleteand thats totally cool! ill put you on my list too!
how have you been? what have you been up to? life is treating you good i hope? email me sometime... it would be fun to catch up! :)
thats amazing!! what a busy time you have had! im glad you started a blog though! this is way fun! how do you like colorado? i hear its a fun place...
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um...i dont think i could do that hike. I would die!!!!
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