Four days before we attempted to drive up Pikes Peak and there were 60 MPH winds at the top so they only let people drive half way up. Our second trip to drive Pikes Peak was more successful. We called at 9 a.m. and the road was only open to mile marker 13 because of snow the night before. We called again about 2 p.m. and the recording said it was open to mile marker 16. So we headed up to the toll booth at 3:30 p.m. and it was open all the way to the top. YAHOO…. They figure an hour up and an hour down so they kick people off the summit at 5 p.m. David was a little disappointed because the Pikes Peak road was paved all the way to the 13 mile marker. He expected the whole 20 miles to be dirt. Anyway it was well worth the ten bucks per person they charge to drive up. The snow made the experience more memorable and the view from the summit was awesome. Only problem we had trouble breathing at 14,110 feet in freezing temperatures with snow on the ground. We were leaving Colorado springs the next morning, and before leaving David had to wash 30 pounds of red dirt on, under, and on top of the truck first.