The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-07-24
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The heavy rainfall OF Friday night
and the intermittent showers of nett
day throughout the Arkansas valley
put the roads ito the bad in this sec
ton of the state and the members Of
the Kansas short Grass Motorcycle
club. which were scheduled to arrive
IL Canon City At IL o'clock Saturday
morning. were held up In Pueblo un.si
late Saturday afternoon by the storm.
Realizing the futility Of attempting 20
make the trip under the existing con-
ditions a special train was chartered
BY the club to bring the riders and
their machines from Pueblo to Canon
City: arriving here over the Denver
4 Rio crande road about o'clock
seventy-one motorcycles and as many
riders came In on the special and
headquarters for the club established
At the Denton hotel. Several automo-
sIles carrying the dozcn or more la
dies accompanying the club on Its
tour. a. well as ave or six additional
mctorcyeiisss that remained over IN
Pueblo the previous night. came m
Sunday morning and joined the main
party here for the days run into the
mountains.
Wish Top Of Gorge.
The uncertainty Of the weather sun
day morning prevented the club msm-l
bers from getting away from their
hotel a. soon as had been expected
would BE- the casn and u was 1890
o'eiock and ardcs r3<n they starssa
out on their trip to the top OF the Roy
al Gorge. Scouts sent out by the club
early Ia the morning brought back
dlscouraging reports about the condi-
tion Of the road TO the top Of the gorge
and 4 few OF the riders did not at
tempt the trip on their machines on
account Of the soft. mirey state OF the
ground. but braveiy made the journey
nfoot Practically all Of the excu--
sionists got 10 the top Of the gorge
after q more OF iess difficult run and
about o'clock picnic dinner vas
eaten on the rim Of the canon. There
we're more than one hundred people n
the party. and. the riders. tired AMI
hungry from the exertlons OF the daS.
hugely enjoyed the dinner prepared
by the club eommissary.
0verwhslzsd with Grandeur.
Many OF the club members had new
yer been TO the top of the Royal
Gorge before and they we're over
wheimed with the magnihcence OF the
view which unfoided before them In
every direction The depth and I'M
rnensiiy OF the gorge. as well as INC
scene presented by the snow-capped
sangre de Christie mountains stretch
ing away as far m the eye could reach
n picture OF almost matcheiss beauty
and the visitors eazed upon II with
undisguiscd admiration Adjectives
we're exhausted by them in an effort
to describe the see.s. but the uttempt
was abandoned In despair. Several Of
the riders. who had toured the most
picturesque portions OF Europe. said
they knew OF nothing abroad that
equaicd In majesty the view from The
top OF the Royal Gorge.
Back Over skyline.
After remaining at the picnic
grounds Mt the rim OF the canon as
long as they could consistently vita
the plans Of the leaders Of the run for
further entertainment during the af-
ternoon start was made on the re-
turn trip to town. which was to be
reached over the skyline drive. son's
Of the ridcrs were familiar with the
beauties OF the Skyline in consequence
Of previous trips over II. but to the
major part OF them il was an un-