The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-23
Trip Through Northwest.
September 10, 1909.

lightful trip to the Northwestern
corner OF the United States we
thought our Pennsylvania friends
might care to read few impress
sions of the trip.
We left here June 29th, over
the Santafe to Pueblo, Colorado,
and saw snow capped Pixies Peak,
then via Denver and Rlogrand up
through Royal Gorge-whlch Is
rightly named, for II is a contln
ual panorama of most wonderful
scenery, through which we had
the privilege of an open observa-
ton car. Such awe inspiring
heights and overhanging preci
plces, the rushing, roaring river
but L cannot describe the
granduer, so will not attempt 1t.
We reached Salida near the
sum init at sunset, and such a
sunset, thought l had beheld
many beautiful ones, yet none to
compare with this. We watched
1t from the rear platform, fascl.
mated, no painters art could com
pare with the beautiful tints. AS
our tram wound in and out among
those mountain peaks, we caught
gllmrses of the rich crimson and
gold Tor some time. We reached
Tennessee Pass at dusk and
started down the western slope
of the great Rockies, morning
found US among the wonderful
rock formations of eas tern Ute b, ,
and soou the desert which was
not entlcing, but we remem bered
th9 beautiful places.
OF course we saw the great
Salt Lake, and the Mormon
Temple at Salt Lake City. At
Ogden, 1t was 104 in the shade
and continued hot and yet were
scarcely ever out of sight of snow
on the mountain ranges. We
especially enjoyed the last 40 or
so miles along the Colum bia river
after passing the dalles the see
merry was very beautiful. The
river flowing on one side with
numerous fisheries and various
boats and canoes, and on the 9th.
er side with barely room for rail
road, were perpendicular cliffs and
heavily tlmbered mountain peaks
with numerous tiny waterfalls
leaplng down hundreds of feet
some looked like ribbons of silver
IN the sunshine. From Portland
we went north to Tacoma, where
our son Ross lives. We we're
four days and nights on the way
and made good connections too,
we spent a very happy month
there. Tacoma Is a beautiful
city Of 10000 on Puget sound
and is a great shipplng-polnt it is
also noted for It's beautiful roses
which bloom almost the entire
year, and many other flowers.
We saw many novel sights there.
There are many pretty lakes and
parks and beautiful spots near
Tacoma, but think they prize
most the view OF Mt. Tacoma
(Ralnler, biographies give it on
clear days it looks very near
though 90 or 20 miles distant.
This perpetual snow crowned
mountain lifts It's magnificent
head 1926 feet above see level
and shows glistenlng white and
at sunset beautifully tinged with
pink gets higher each year as
snow gets deeper. We went to
Seattle which is called the city OF
1000 hills via steamer. They
claim 250 900 population and visi
ted the exposition which is good
but small compared with st.
Louis exposition. Went wa
steamer to Bremerton, United
States Navy Station. There were
g large battle ships anchored
there. The Colorado was in dry
dock. We went aboard the Ore
gon and were shown all through
it. They are immense. Anoth.
er interesting steamer trip was
TO Victoria, b. c., when we were
reminded that we were out OF
United States when met by the
custom officer examining all bag
gage as we left the ship. Looked
odd to see the large Tallyho and
high wheel carts and soforth, and