A wealthy, bottom-of-his-class graduate of Harvard, Spencer Penrose arrived in Colorado Springs in 1892 and invested in a mining venture with his childhood friend Charles Tutt. The two made their fortune mining gold on the west side of Pikes Peak,...

The flagman gave his signal. Travis Newbold fired up his No. 747 Ronin, the motorcycle that was built to conquer Pikes Peak. He looked at the flagman and locked his visor. The Ronin was handcrafted, a collector’s edition; the front brake alone cos...