*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on June 1, 2020. An image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. They say timing is everything, and the crisis brewing over the Manitou Incline should test that theory. But look past the furious sound of the…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on August 26, 2019. An image of the column is included below, as well as the text of the essay. It’s post-race Monday, so thousands of readers are ripping open the paper and looking online to check the times put up by the thousand-plus Pikes…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on November 3, 2018. It can also be found online here. The Manitou Incline has some wicked problems, but they’re still solvable. However, if key stakeholders, including the cities of Manitou Springs and Colorado Springs, don’t come together soon — the Incline will continue on…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on November 30, 2017. It can also be found online here. For some, it’s a once-in-awhile brutal workout. For others, it’s just a steep hill next to a hippy, happy town. For others, it’s a daily obsession. But to all, there’s no doubting the Manitou…
*Note: This essay was published in the Colorado Springs Gazette print edition on July 11, 2017. It can also be found online here. The Manitou Incline’s rules do not prohibit downhill traffic. They should. On the Fourth of July, I ran up the Incline through a herd of holiday hikers and just below the top a group…