Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-10-07
WONDERS OF IaE YELLOWSTONE
J. N Morton. Former Vernonite, Tells OF
Sights in the National Park

EDITOR CENSOR: Of the fourteen
members of the party who made the
tour of the Yellowstone National Park
from August Is to 30, ten of them were
either present or former residents of
| old Vernon, so we called our party the
Vernon county party" and deem it
proper to send the CENSOR news of
what we did, and the things we saw.
The members of the party were: Mr..
and Mrs. J. o. Murphy, Miss Judith
Murphy and Arthur and Robert Muir
ply of Electric, Montana; Mrs. w. H.
Burin and Miss Lulu Burlin of Tomah;
Mrs. G.. V. Porter and son Charles of
Viroqua; Mrs. Adella Morton of SPRING
field, Missouri; Keith Bates of Doug
las, North Dakota; Mr.. and Mrs. j. N.
Morton of Kansas City; and Chester A.
Morton of St. Louis, Missouri.
Fifteen days were spent in viewing
the natural wonders Of this wonderland
| as il is often called, during which time
we travelled ITO miles over the excel
| lently kept government roads, camping
wherever we pleased, and stopping ov-
| er an extra day here and there, co fish
/ or to rest or perhaps to get better
view of some new wonder. To tell of
Z
/ found in this gigantic museum Of Ma
/ ture $ gems and curios, or to give even
1 an outline of the trip, would occupy too
much space. Many CENSOR readers
/ have seen or read of the boiling turbu-
/ lent gevsers. magnificent waterfalls,
/ the awful majesty of the Grand Can
! yon. and the hot springs whose varied
I brilliant colors battle any artist to imi-
. loft etnt
| take some side trips not on the regular
park tour, and view some scenes which
are the privilege of few to enjoy. In
the opinion of several the grandest part
of our trip was the accent of Mt. Wash
/ burn.
Leaving the main travelled road near
the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
the new government road commences
its winding ascent over the foothills.
twisting and turning, crossing and re-
crossing streams of the purest cold wa
ter fed from the banks of snow above.
The night before we ret ched the sum
init we camped in DunrS ven Pass, one
of the most beautiful mountain hooks
ever seen. Here Wasnburn rose be-
hind us, 400 feet, or four miles by
road. In frcnt was Dunraven Peak,
the shadows from It's summit ! 200 feet
above. faiii.- across the pass early Al
the afternoon. On either side is deep
csnvon. Around this beautiful place
Sith its 5000 feet elevation, grow one
of the greatest profusions of beautiful
wild flowers ever found in any cline:
Asters. brighter than ever grew in "a
Wisconsin garden; golden rod; giant
larkspur: daisies; the lovely blue ger
tian and the columbines pure white
and the most beautiful shades of yellow
with their curled spurs shading TO pink
and lavender blooming in the widest
prnfusion. IL is worth a trip to the
park lust to see the flowers. A score
of lowers We couldn't name, many as
beautiful as the ones just mentioned,
and up nearer the summit within ten
feet of the banks of everlasting snow.
bloom myriads of little blue forget-me-
nots.
In from Dunraven Pass the road
winds sharply back and forth along the
side of TIE mountain, every few han
bred wards turning almost directly back
upon itself switeh-backs they are
called. Back and forth winds the road,
hut ever sharply upward clinging to
the rocky points. over deepest chasms.
Each curve commands better, broad
cr. higher view Of the park and its
mountainous boundaries. the park with
its countless wonders At our feet J.
the Grand Canyon withits mul'i f'"r
walls and pinnaclss dazzling h~
the ,GrIt Beyond is ~-aa vs
trees. NoTthward
,rur-tooth Range with Emigrant
Peak towering up in the center. Far
Their west is lsaS Electric, surrounded
I tS lesser sssa,s-sapped mountains. To
the left the GaIlaiin Range form s jag