Articles tagged: front range
<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Pete Buckley Ask most people what the highest road in North America is and apart from the inevitable "don't know" your most popular answer is likely to be Pikes Peak. In fact the illustrious Pikes Peak Road is the second highest paved highway in North America with first place going to the less well known Mount Evans, a vast mountain rising to 14264 feet on the Denver skyline in the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies. From the Mile High City, Mt Evans rises not far short of another 2 miles vertically skywards. written by rick chapo From the plains of east Colorado to the Front Range to the soaring Rocky Mountains, Colorado is a slice of paradise for backpackers looking for a diversity of terrain. << previous page 1 next page>> |