Ah, that brings back memories of our trip up Pike's Peak in 1995. When we were about 3 miles from the top, Dick said the brakes really weren't right and we'd better go back down. To put it mildly, I was not a "happy camper" thinking we might not have brakes. We inched our way down in first gear. I have a fear of heights, so I didn't see much of the view -- my eyes were closed the whole time. We took it immediately to a Ford dealer and they said we needed a new master cylinder, which they installed. We set out again, but Dick was still concerned about the brakes. We found out in Albuquerque that it wasn't the master cylinder at all. Once the wheels and brake drums were taken off, it was discovered there was no brake lining whatsoever on one side -- it had worn down to bare metal. It turned out that the parking cable had frozen on and burned the brakes out. And we had driven over the Rockies like this!! It appears that the trailer brakes were what saved us as we descended the mountains. Ah those were the days of our first year of full-timing. I know you won't have those kind of problems. What I saw of the views, it was really quite beautiful. Have fun and enjoy!
Sharon
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