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Work Trips

July 2001 - StorageTek - Louisville, Co

From Denver Airport Through Downtown Denver- July 19th

From Denver Airport on I-70 West to up I-25 North to Louisville, Co

I-25 North towards Mile High Stadium

Louisville/ Boulder Area Map from our Hotel

Aerial View of StorageTek Campus

We worked on Friday the 20th and then had 2 days off till Monday

Colorado Springs

We Drove down to Colorado Springs and Toured the Air Force Academy
on Saturday, 20th

Colorado Map and Points We Toured.

The Air Force Academy

Pikes Peaks Range from the Air Force Academy

Pikes Peaks July 21, 2001

That Afternoon we Did the Drive up Pikes Peak

Going through the Entrance to Pikes Peak @11:30am

Starting up the first hill

Now We are off the Paved Road and on fine wet muddy rock in the Rain

Going Up and Down the mountains

We are now up above the Tree line and its Dry for now

Looking back down from where we had just come

Getting Close the Top

We, Bill and Myself, make it to the Top.. 14,110 ft above sea level
The Air was very thin.. I got very lightheaded for about a half hour !

The Visitor Center & an Old Race Car they used years ago to race up Pikes Peak

Looking Back at the Direction we came from.. 19 miles of Winding
Road.. It took over a hour to Safely drive it.
Click on the Picture to get a Large shot of the Top Picture

Bill doing the drive down.. The lakes were a little dry that year !

The Rental Car we drove to the top of Pikes Peaks was a new Hyundai XG300
with only 61 miles.. I took it to a manual car wash with pressure water sprayers,
the next morning, to clean the car as I mudded it out pretty good !

On Our Way to Bandimere Motor Speedway
Sunday - July 22, 2001

Castle Rock on I-25, South of Denver

The Speedway is cut into the side of a Mountain

What a Crowd!

The Starting/Staging Area

Working on the Cars Before Their Race Time

Looking for one of the Drivers.. He's gone but Wife was there

Looking down on the Race Track from the Pit Area above

A Beautifully Painted Car Carrier Semi and a Car heading for a run

In the Stands During the Races

Tom Looking down the Track as some Top Fuel cars are coming
They are so loud.. They can be heard 20 miles away

Funny Cars Running

One of the Many Top Fuel Drivers

This was one Pretty and Crazy Woman on a Red Hot Motorcycle
200mph + for 1/4 mile !

Rocky Mountain National Park
Wednesday - July 25, 2001

I took Bill back to the Denver Airport on Tuesday, I took a few
days of Vacation and drove up to Fort Collins where a Friend of mine
Lived and I spend a few days with her. We visited the Park the next day.

This National Park has the Highest paved roads in the United States
and you Drive on the Peaks of the Rocky Mountains in this area

A Moose right near the road