peter11937 wrote:
Well, the Phantom Canyon Rd. was worse then, one lane for both directions and a few cut outs to back into if you met an oncoming car. Bu hack then, it was an adventure. The Broadmore (sp?) was on the Old Stagecoach Rd., and you could go in and find a connector rd. to Cripple Creek,. This was near Divide where I found the 12 Cyl Lincoln . My Wife , Carol, made a few oil paintings of these mountain views, all of which we long sine passed on to others. Including one to the Saturday night biggest penny anti poker player who lost all his pennies to me every time.... She felt sorry for him. I did not, as he paid for my only vice back then, my monthly purchase of VSOP brandy which allowed me my 1/2 oz. after dinner drink which I nursed for an hour.....
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I saw the Broadmoor from a distance, never went in. In the sixties it was a five star hotel, dude ranch, tennis camp, golf courses, spa, and health club all rolled into one with multiple five star restaurants. It had several Olympic sized pools as well. The list of activities it supported was seemingly endless. The story at that time was that it was the only five star resort in the nation. I have no idea if that was true.
I loved the mountain views and Pike's Peak seemed to loom over every Aspen covered hill and valley. The only thing wrong with the area was the lack of water. They were already imposing domestic water usage regulations back then. Looking at the snow covered peaks made you wonder how that could be true.