Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-02-04

W tHe dlr. Inen we began looking to
see what things looked like down be-
and automobiles but they looked very
small Our airship was sailing west SO
we soon reached Colorado. We told our
aviator to stop on Pixies Peak. When
we arrived on Pixies Peak 1t was COW
ered with snow 20 we had q snow ball
battle above the clouds. We descended
to stay. two or three days Sightseeing
near Denver. Colorado. So we took the
car on the cog road and rode down this
mountain to Manitou Springs. which ia
a very beautiful place. It is noted for
ITS soda springs. We visited Colorado
Springs, Mountain park, Garden Of tho
Gods, Balance Rock and many Other
places. Then we called on Marie Dible
ana invited here to go with us as our
aviator was ready to start for Salt Lake
CITY. We arrived at Salt Lake City in
the evening and as we neared the Lake
II looked so beautiful as the sunset re-,
hected on 1t. The aviator lowered the
airship, and we all went to the hotS4
for supper. Then we spent the evenine
IN Sightseeing and many other ways IN
the morning we all went bathing In
the lake. We had lots OF fun. We were
not afraid Of drowning as we wouldn't
SINK IN SALT water. Our next place OF
interest was Yellowstone Park. We
were ready to start at 1890 o'clock on
April 30. We arrived TIE next day at
Yellowstone Park and our aviator and
we Juniors put up at the Old Faithful
Inn The next morning we started out
and saw many grand sights. and
among them was the Old Faithful
geysers, the Kettle geyser and Foun-
tain geysers. We then went to the
other side OF the park. We saw Yellow
stone falls, Mammoth Hot Springs and
other interesting places We then told
our aviator that we wanted to go to
San Francisco, California On our
journey we lowered our airship ana
sailed over Sacramento valley and saw
the pretty vineyards and farms and in
teresting views. We soon came to the
bay OF San Francisco. It looked SO
pretty. We lowered our ship and we
saw Uncle Sans battleship fleet. AS
we passed over the bay. We alighted IN
San francisco where we Juniors and
our aviator were met by many friends
and relatives. Among them were some
Juniors which we were very glad to
see. We had a very pleasant time at
San Francisco We visited the Pacific
ocean and the Cliff house. NY sister,
Aunt Ilene and my little cousin Lois
took all of us to the Golden Gate
park. We stayed all day. We rode on
the merry-go- round and saw ali the
animals Of which there Is nearly every
kind. We saw lots Of little Japanese
girls and boys and they loked SO cute
dressed in their little costumes. We
also went across the bay to Red
Mans canyon and picked Gala lilies
where they grow wild. We started for
Los Angeles on our homeward jour-
ney. We found Los Angeles very
pretty place and with warm sunshine
and beautiful flowers. After we had
spent few hours In Los Angeles we
continued our journey and started for
Roswell, New Mexico, where we saw
some more Of those wonderful geysers.
We left Roswell. New Mexico for Fort
Worth but as we were very tired we
did not stop at Fort Worth or Okla
homa, but we stopped at ST. Louis as
we had heard so much about the place.
We visited many places Of interest
and among them the beautiful gardens.
which are so noted there. Then we
started for home, ARRIVING home safe
and feeling very good over our trip
We all thought we had such fine time
and we will never forget our "trip In an
airship. We all thanked the aviator for
his patience and good work for our
pleasure trip.
Lois Griffin, age II.
Abba, Ia, r. No. 4,