A Room with a View of America’s Mountain

By On December 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Colorado Springs, Photography, Pikes Peak, River

Well, ok, it’s a room with a monolithic fire escape with a view of America’s Mountain.

(Taken with phone camera.)

 
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