The view that inspired America's most beautiful song

In 1893, a teacher scaled Pikes Peak in Colorado and penned one of the US's most cherished songs, "America the Beautiful".
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The Pikes Peak view that inspired 'America the Beautiful'

Colorado is home to thousands of individual mountains, and it has dozens of peaks that surpass 14,000 feet. But which of those mountains is most famous? It's hard to argue against Pikes Peak, located ...
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On top of the world: View from Pikes Peak can only be described as majestic

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.Each person who walked to the edge of the lookout area at the summit of Pikes Peak quietly took a moment to soak in what it felt like to be standing on top of the world.Each one ...