* 11,318 ft * 10,424 ft * 10,666 ft * 11,990 ft * (many pictures)

[Colorado "S"]

For me, the 4th of July is really about two things.
(1) Reflection on the sacrifices of those who served this country.
(2) Enjoyment of the freedom they fought to defend.

To mark the day, Sara and I set out in the MINI to enjoy the Colorado mountains. This included 4 summits:

11,318 ft Fremont Pass
10,424 ft Tennessee Pass
10,666 ft Vail Pass
11,990 ft Loveland Pass

We also made a stop at the War Memorial for the 10th Mountain Division at the top of Tennessee Pass.


Copper Mountain


Summit #1: 11,318 ft Fremont Pass


Summit #2: 10,424 ft Tennessee Pass


At the top of Tennessee Pass


Part of the memorial


a little reflection on July 4th


Me with MCS approved roads in the background


Summit #3: 10,666 ft Vail Pass


98 MPG... ok so it was down hill in 6th gear, but still...


Summit #4: Loveland Pass. Water falling on the left side flows into the Atlantic and that falling on the right side flows into the Pacific.


Heading down Loveland Pass


More proof that *everyone* loves the MINI

The full photo album containing all 35 photos from the July 4th drive Click on any picture in the album to get the high resolution version.

[Bilbo Baggins]

Very cool. Thanx! Must have been a fun day. How did the "S" handle the altitude? I would expect the supercharged MINI wasn't effected at all.

[Marts]

looks like a good day/drive

[EBMCS03]

NICE!! Gotta LOVE the MINI!!

[Minty]

Excellent photos, they make me want to drive!!!

[rich]

Cool photos

[Rick]

nice wheels which ones are they?

[Martin L]

Nice photos, great looking car, great day out

Quote:

Originally posted by Rick
nice wheels which ones are they?

Those will be the £2000 R90s

[MiniMoke]

Quote:

Originally posted by Rick
nice wheels which ones are they?

R90's, aren’t they gorgeous?!!!! Drool....Look under accessories at MINI USA

http://www.miniusa.com/link/ourcars/...y/accessories/

[Colorado "S"]

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
How did the "S" handle the altitude? I would expect the supercharged MINI wasn't effected at all.

Pretty much dead on. I didn't even think about power loss at altitude (loveland pass is nearly 12,000 ft) until I got back to Denver (5,280 ft) and didn't notice any difference.

Part of that may also be temperature related. Denver was near 90 degrees yesterday, while the temp at the top of each of the passes ranged from 64-68 degrees.

An excellent day with an excellent friend and an excellent car. Couldn't ask for much more than that.

[minirossa]

Nice photos!!!

Makes me want go on a road trip to Denver
to see my cousins.

Aaaarrrgghhhh, Can't wait to get my Cooper!!!!!!

[AprilWhine]

Love the new pictures Dave. Looking at the pictures you post made me put my digital camera in my MINI.

[AidenL]

Great pics, great scenery, great looking car !

[spanky2k]

Wow! Fantastic photos!!!

[KarmanS]

Dave, great pics! interesting how your computer read 98mpg.