Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-12
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Il the diversion OF not u few en-
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- LINlBINC mountain canyons is
Il the diversion of not u few en-
thusiasts and Venturesone per-
sons during the pleasant wealth.
er of summer. The Wild rugged seem
cry often Of the most majestic char
ncter, the vast extent Of territory COM
+ pretended in&the view from the higher
6 peaks. the exhilaratiiig experiences OF
climbing the clear and bracing att
mosphere, the conplete and often rest
ful change from the commonplace and
humdlIln of$orlinary life, the excite
B ment of fishing and hunting sleeping
out in the woods, the genial campfire
with due precaution against It's spread
& ing into the woods, the absolute free
dom of the wild. romantic lite--all tend
to charm and attract
A Salt Laker took his vacation rec
entity in this fashion--tramping through
the mountains, through Pennington.
City Creek, Harcscrabble, MIL creek.
!, Bountiful and Provo canyons The
4ramps were long and arduous. and
there We're dangers. particularly in.
travelling alone. But tile change was
50 grateful from the ordinary occu-s
patton Of life that physical exhaustion
was not considered of serious moment.
Il 1t Is not necessary to travel fast:
there is plenty Of time. and the pro-
verb. Make haste slowly" fits well
here in practical application. AS q gem
fera thing 1t is not necessary to go
armed unless one wishes to shoot
chickens or doYes As for firing at q
bear, should one turn UP, the advice
$ts Don't! unless you are well equipped
and Il dead shot Tine average marks
man would only wound Il bear which
would then turn on his enemy and
make short work Of him. The llnfort-8
innate might climb u tree. but black
beu erat, m that U-11iln7
We're it a grizzly, he would grab the
tree and shake IL until the party freed
there came flying down in hurry: OF,
the bear would wait. Mountalneers of
experience all say that wild animals
in these mountains Will try to get out
of the4way on sighting Il human be-
ing: lynxes and wild cats being no eX-
ception, while panthers or mountain
lions will crouch and wait for you to
pass and not modest you unless inter-&
4fered With. Rattlesnakes seem to be
the only thing to be really in dread Of
and in @fghting brush" 1t is well to
keep ones optic we'll open for the
most insidious foe Heavy rubber
gheeed shoes. leggings, clothing of a
closely woven, cloth, and a soft hat
add a heavy walking stick forHuse In
climbing ascents A box of lunch and
bottle of coffee are also very desirable
and a pedometer WILDE found useful in
fdeleIInlnlllS distances, pTeCauLiOn Del1lS
taken to set the instrument according
to the average length of ones step
PLENTY or WATER.
The pilgrims found the mountain
streams running quite full; fnrSthis time
of year, furnishing plenty Of water for
irrigation in the natlands below The
amountaof brush is steadily increasing
all along the dcpressions and water
courses. particularly where sheep arc
not allowed to Craze. And not only
here, but along the sides of the noun
tains, the tllicketss are steadily APP
4proXinnting jungles, with trails disap-
5pearing. The climb UP Pennington
canyon was made from Lagoon. The
road is open to the forks. eight miles
iii where the right hand road leads
to the lakes and the left hand goes UP
very precipitous and rocky ascent
perhaps 900 feet, to the nigh table
lands in the mountain tops. This can.
yon is regarded by many as the steep