These pictures clearly aren’t from Pikes Peak, but are instead from the Mount Evans, which like Pikes Peak, has a paved road all of the way to the summit.
The Summit of Pikes Peak can be clearly seen from the Summit of Mount Evans.
Typically I don’t park my car at the Pikes Peak Highway tollgate, but this day was an exception, and I’m glad it was, with the sun rising over a thin layer of clouds hiding below the mountains.
