Podcast Episode 71 - The History of the Road Up Pikes Peak
With the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb happening this weekend, I thought I’d put together an episode about the history of the road up to the peak.
Several businesses operated coaches that took tourists up the Pike’s Peak Carriage Road to the summit. The Hundley Stage Line also transported travelers between Coloorado Springs and the Cripple Creek Gold District.
W. B. Felker, one of the men who claimed to be the first to ascend the Pikes Peak Carriage Road by automobile.
A carriage passes through the rocks at the base of the W. This photo was taken in 1894. Borrowed from the Pikes Peak Library District Digital Collection. Click on the picture to be taken to the source page.
References.
PR Newswire. (2016, June 27). Quadriplegic Racecar Driver Tackles Hairpin Turns of Pikes Peak Race in the Arrow Electronics SAM Car. Arrow Electrioncs. http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7864151-arrow-electronics-sam-car-pikes-peak/
Author Unknown. (1901, August 14). Did They Do It? Felker and Yont Claim to Have Steamed to the Summit of Pike’s Peak. The Rocky Mountain News. 3.
Author Unknown. (1915, October 29). Up Pike’s Peak by Auto. The Ordway new Era. 7.
The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Official Website. Accessed June 22, 2023. https://ppihc.org/
Rappold, R. S. (2011, September 30). After 10 years of work, Pikes Peak Highway paving complete. The Gazette. https://gazette.com/news/after-10-years-of-work-pikes-peak-highway-paving-completed/article_e5403f0f-b1bc-59f7-a94e-7d9aecaf4645.html
Kinder, L. (2021, August 17). UPDATED: Pikes Peak Highway: A heart-pounding, scenic ride to the top of America’s Mountain. Cheyenne Edition. https://gazette.com/cheyenneedition/updated-pikes-peak-highway-a-heart-pounding-scenic-ride-to-the-top-of-americas-mountain/article_e071e102-f95b-11eb-8aca-0b124da49bb7.html
Bird, H. A. (1889). History of a Line (Colorado Midland Railway). Colorado Midland Railway Pikes Peak Route.