Peak Performance

Lewis and Clark are so yesterday. This is Zebulon Pike's year. In 1806, Pike led an expedition exploring the Southwest, an adventure that took him through what is now Colorado Springs to the base of the mountain that bears his name. (He never climbed it.) An exhibit commemorating that trip, Pike's World: Exploration and Empire in the Greater Southwest, opens at 10 a.m. today at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, the first of three major shows marking this bicentennial year.

Admission is free; the exhibit, which includes up-to-date maps of Pike's route and a video complete with narration from his journals, runs through October 14. The museum is located at 215 South Tejon Street in Colorado Springs; for more information, call 719-385-5990 or log onto www.cspm.org.

 
My Voice Nation Help
 
©2013 Denver Westword, LLC, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places Denver / Boulder

    Voice Places

    Find everything you're looking for in your city

  • Happy Hour App

    Happy Hour App

    Find the best happy hour deals in your city

  • Daily Deals

    Daily Deals

    Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city