On 3/24/2014 8:22 PM, woodchucker wrote:


Snow on the top in July is normal at 14,114 feet.


Hmm, not sure I should take my wife to that altitude, but it would be a
fun drive.


It's not the ride up.. its the ride down.

My wife had a full load of kids (speed skating team) in the rental car.
She had it in first, but the person in front of her was trying to keep
the speed to 5mph she said :-( so her car being heavier overheated the
brakes. They had to wait close to 40 minutes for the brakes to cool.

There are checkpoints to see if you can continue down.

In her case, I'm more concerned about breathing at altitude. She's had
heart problems in the past.