The Raymer enterprise., 1913-08-28
SEVEN FALLS

monn:ain, through which one mus,
pass in order to climb the peak from
the west side. The east face Is inac.
cessiblo. as It ls an enormous wall o.!
granite, 1000 feet high.
Peaks 5000 Feet High.
Through and beyond the Key Hole
one looks down upon grand amphi.
'heater formed by nature. Chasm
lake, which Is on one side OF Long 8
peak, at an altitude Of ll.l0O feet. has
Il setting wild as those OF any lake In
the world. 1t is n rocky rent between
three granite peaks. and 5000 feet Of
broken walls anl precipices tower
ILove II. The cliffs and crags above
he lake have flung down wreckage
and strewn It's shores In fierce coniu.
Son. Here and there this wreckage e
cemented together with winters drift
ed snow. Miniature iceburgs float In
ne lake all summer Here and there
are mossy spaces. scattered alpine
flowers. some beds OF sedge. and an
occasional flock OF white ptarmigan to
soften a little the fierce wildness OF this
mountain world.
Three miles from Chasm lake are
glaciers older than the Pyramids, yet
always exposed to the sun. They in.
clude Hallet. Andrews, Tyndall,
Sprague, Black and others. Hallet gla,
cier is the largest and probably the
best known and is easiest OF access.
The altitude OF the lake Is ll.l00 feet,
while the glacier, only three miles
away. has an elevation Of 1i.50O feet.
1t is on the side OF Mummy mountain,
a huge mass OF Ice nearly two miles
long and 1000 feet high. Usually II is
seen at its best in August, as 1t takes
nearly all summer for the melting OF
the previous winters snow from the
surface and crevasses. When seen ut
this time. the solid ice glitters like
blue steel in the sunlight. and one
finds II hard 10 realize that II Is mid.
summer.
Glaciers. huge moraines. polished
granite floors and score OF glacier
lakes are but few OF the many rec
ords OF the last glacial epoch. The
moraines are immense mounds and
ridges Of rock and debris deposited by
glaciers that moved through the park
centuries ago. Mills moraine, extend.
Ing east from Longs peak and the
moraine In Morlne park are two Of the
principal ones.
1t is between Hallett and Nils gla-
ciers that the famous Ice palaces are
situated-diamond walled and ceiled.
flashing and glinting Here the frost
king reigns supreme. This peculiar
form Of ice formation cannot be found
at less than 10000 feet. and In no other
place In the world. The effect OF en-.
trance is one Of striking wierdness.
The tiny fame Of your candle is caught
by million diamonds and reflected
again and again. There ia the blend.
Ing brilliancy Of scintillating light and
fantastic shapes In frieze and fresco.
the delicate crystals Of elfin tracery
and lace, a forest OF fragile tendrils.
II is n scene OF regal splendor, more
wonderful than anything that Aladdin
ever pictured.
Bierstadt, the artist, spent months
among these solitary scenes. and one
Of the glacier lakes bears his name
Here. for years. Lord Dunraven had
large holdings. Professor Hayden. the
father OF the Yellowstone National
park. says OF Estes park: Not only
has nature amply supplied this valley
with features OF rare beauty, but !,
has distributed them that the eye Of
nm artist may rest with satisfaction on
the completed picture presented"