Powgirl
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have a policy of never hiking to the top of anything people can drive to. Probably the least satisfying touristy thing I've ever done is take the train to the top of Pikes Peak, which is just tourist hell, and I think I would have killed myself if I'd hiked up and found that scene.
My SO is a ranger on Pikes Peak....it's a big mountain...he does a couple of rescues a week and the hikers are far, far from the road...sometimes in the dark.
In fact, he is late tonight trying to find a female hiker...