The Incline

Oil on Canvas
38" x 26" 95cm x 65cm

The Incline Manitou Springs, Colorado 2,000 vertical feet in less than one mile 2,768 steps average grade around 40-45%, with sections as steep as 68%. Elevation: 6500’ - 8590’ @summit The Incline is a hiking trail that was originally a funicular railway (built in 1907) up the slope of Mount?Manitou (near Manitou Springs/Colorado Springs). After a rockslide in 1990 damaged the original rail line, it became unused as a railway and later was converted legally for hiking in February 2013.

Collection of Brian Pirike
Atlanta, Georgia