the lack of oxygen

I ended up taking a slight break from training this past weekend to go to Colorado on some family biz. Turned out we had an afternoon with no commitments, so we took the opportunity to head up to the top of Pike's Peak. We rode the Cog train up to the summit at 14,000 feet. An absolutely breathtaking day! Cold temps (around 30º), and they had just had few feet of snow two days earlier.

Did I mention the lack of air? Turn your head too quicky at those altitudes & you see stars. Or you black out. Or both. I guess that's why they limit your time at the summit to 40 minutes. Oh yeah, we skipped the donuts.