The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-30

their good meals and comfortable beds
are most refreshing to the traveller. To
many the altitude is somewhat stimulat-
ing and one needs to be recuperated after
the undue exercise of the day. The next
days drive after the night at Old Faithful
is thirty five miles, to the Lake Hotel;
we stopped at the Thumb Lunch Station
at noon; it is located on an arm of yell
lowstone Lake and is popularity known
as the place where one may catch fish in
the lake and boil it in hot spring with
out moving! During this drive we
crossed the Continental Divide twice and
reached an altitude of 1925 feet. At the
Lake Hotel there is great fishing; but
the fish are so anxious to be caught that
to a real sportsman it is small pleasure;
a. Swiss devotee of the rod remarked,
"1hat is not sport, it is mere boochery."
The lake is beautiful and boatride in
the evening is delightful. After a night
at the Lake Hotel we went to the Canon;
the road follows the Yellowstone River
most of the way and the scenery is
charming. 1t is on this drive that one
sees the horrible Mud Volcano, really the
most terrific thing in the park "a thing
TO haunt ones dreams. We reached the
Canon Hotel before lunch and so had the
| afternoon to visit the sights of this finest
part of the park trip. 1t was here we had
our only bad weather, rain and hail
| .to 40 hot ha
first day of July and have heard none
since. On account of the weather we de-
cided to ride down the Canon instead of
walking the three miles as we were all
we'll able to do in spite of long drives and
the fatigues of the journey. Just as we
reached Inspiration Point the storm
ceased and though there was still some
mist in the Canon, we were able to enjoy
that magnificent view to the utmost. The
beauty of it breaks upon one so suddenly
that the most reserved give vent to ex-
cited expressions of their delight. Mag
nificent in proportions, glowing in gor-
geous colors, beautiful in a thousand
ways,-it cannot he described or pictured.
One should plan to spend days there that
they may sit at leisure and watch the
green and sinuous river far below, the
lovely cataract forever changing, and the
eagles soaring about their pinnacle nests.
l started out very early the morning we
left to have farewell look at the beauti-
full falls; on the way back to the hotel, a
fawn, startled by our approach, rose up
in the path where it had been spending
the night. 1t stood looking at us, not at
all frightened. One of the most charm
ing things ] saw in the park was doe
and two dappled fawns standing among
the trees by the roadside. The deer are
never terrified, and always stand and
watch the intruder before they make
their deliberate flight. Elk are very
plenty in the park, but are not so often
seen along the road; they stay in herds
and like best the broad flats where they
pasture. The park buffaloes are enclosed
in a range of their own. Chipmunks
scamper along the road and seem to take
an interest in the interested coacher. One
| u6NeI tlI6s vi WdtCnluR lOI tHoSo BidSoiui
little creatures. The last day of the reg
ular park trip is spent going from the
Canon Hotel to Mammoth Hot Springs
and from there on to Gardiner, and the
tour Of the National Park is over. One
has to harden the heart to get away with
out shedding tears of regret.
have mentioned but few of the Won
derful things to be seen; it would be i'm
possible to name the thousand marvels of
that place. They are all about you; you
feel bewildered by them. And neither
can one describe the delights of coaching
ITSELF cold, heat, dust, rain, hail, burned
noses, chspped lips,-all are nothing
compared with the pleasures of the way.
With proper forethought most of these
minor discom forts can be done away
with; as for the roads, they are excellent,
and daily sprinkled; the coaches are very
comfortable, and everything is done TO
make the trip one of ease and delight.
Just try it. Very Sincerely Yours,
JUsTINA s. SIGGINs.