Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
aLIMPsEs OF FAIRY LANr.
Beautiful Phsnensns I'm ssses Park. Col.

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Emerging from the labyrinth OF
pine we find ourselves uron level
stretch of country, some three
quarters of a milo long by hslf-mile
in width, and studded with small
trees and slender piles of rock that
form wonderfully pictureque group.
ing.A little farther and we come upon
q scene quite remarkable in its grand.
or effects-lines Of spruce trees run
ming in all directions, and so amazing
ly Uniform as to make il appear
scarcely possible that the hand OF
man had naught to do with the land.
scape. Tbs trees are the cone-shape
spruce, their branches commencing
within six inches of the earth, and
tapering in absolutely perfect SYM
metry to the topmost spear. They
run almost altogether in lines of single
trees, aud each row graded on mar.
velously even incline, from the height
of three or four feet TO forty or fifty.
The ground all arnand and about is
literally caspeted with flowers of the
rarest beauty and fragrance. A
hundred yards to the left is Emma
Lake, covering some Eve scres, the
water very clear and deep, and
constantly added 60 by the volume of
sparkling cascade at the head, and
which suddenly springs forth from
among the trees. The trail runs on
through three dlminuitive park,
circumventing great walls of rock,
and over grass of luxuriant depth. A
baf-mile from Emma Lake is Clara
Lake, and to get ghmpses of its
gorgeous wealth of purity one has to
climb perpendicular wall of boul-
ders forty feet or more, and is
so surprised upon reaching the sum.
nit 10 find the water on level with
tho eye, as TO almost fall over back.
ward. On The one side is sharp
ledge and wall of rock, and upon
the other long lines of graceful trees.
Serambling over the stones. We soon
come upon a sight revealing The
most beW lid eringly beautiful nt
dream-land pictures, or tho most he.
wheeling fanoies Of fairy tales. An
immense bank CT drift of snow as
seen from above a grotto as seen
from the level of the water, four or
five feet in hight hundred ard fifty
Of more in depth, and twenty 10
thirty feet 10 width. From the ro,
hang long. slender ieieles. glitierirg
like so many diamonds; between
them are pendent fringes Of incrastod
snow, and more wonderful OF all is
the bed of this exquisiteIy appointed
grotto, one ravishingly- beautiful
ma 8 Of white flowers in full bloom,
summer smiling upon winter. Clara
Lake contains from twenty 10 fifteen
acres, and passing on few rods we
are a. the head of the divide, on
Lowell with the timber line, and II, 300
feet above the sea. Going out upon
a rock ledge we look back over the
,ree-tops and down upon Estes Park,
with Longs Peak row appearing
grand beyond expression on the
righ', aod M)nnt 0 ympus in front.
Down u gentle slope of 500 feet 10
Roaring river, and crossing il we go
up the opposite side, overbridges of
snow, and underneath which the
waters rush and roar in tremendous
fury. Three quarters OF mile ana
Lawn Lake is reached. charming
body Of water at the head ~ broad,
sweeping lawn, the lake covering On
area a mile and u halt long by three
quarters of mile wide 70 the
rorth balf-mile is MacGreger Peak.
its prec'pl'ous crest fall 3 900 feet
above u. From lie highest crsg we
command magnificent view of
North Park and the illimitable
plains. and with our field glasses we
can distinguish Laramie City, untold
miles away The Rocky Mountain
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