Teamwork is critical to pack burro racing. These racers and their burro, Jake, Tin Cup, and Louie, jockey for position during a training run on the prairie near the foot of Pikes Peak, the site of the Colorado gold rush of 1859. The prospectors, known as the “Fifty-Niners,” adopted the well-known motto, “Pike's Peak or Bust!”
Folded note cards and prints in various sizes are available. Follow the link Note Cards & Prints. Artist proceeds are donated to the Pack Burro Racing Photographers, a non-profit, all-volunteer group of photographers dedicated to photographing and archiving Colorado's Summer Heritage Sport: pack burro racing. Donations assist with travel costs, archiving digital images, and other miscellaneous expenses.
Teamwork is critical to pack burro racing. These racers and their burro, Jake, Tin Cup, and Louie, jockey for position during a training run on the prairie near the foot of Pikes Peak, the site of the Colorado gold rush of 1859. The prospectors, known as the “Fifty-Niners,” adopted the well-known motto, “Pike's Peak or Bust!”
Folded note cards and prints in various sizes are available. Follow the link Note Cards & Prints. Artist proceeds are donated to the Pack Burro Racing Photographers, a non-profit, all-volunteer group of photographers dedicated to photographing and archiving Colorado's Summer Heritage Sport: pack burro racing. Donations assist with travel costs, archiving digital images, and other miscellaneous expenses.