This pic....

And the two before it, one looking West and one looking East, I have the exact same pictures at home! I think everyone who goes up there takes those same pics.

The cool part for me being up there was knowing that at one point in history everything West of there was wilderness, and had yet to be tamed by civilization. How neat it would have been to see it then!

Oh, and I wasn't thrilled with those little pod things either. Once I was to the top I was ok, but the trip up and down I could do without.

Sounds like you had a great time! And did the kitties give you the cold shoulder when you got back or were they extra lovey dovey?