The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-07-10
An ENvIABLE HOLIDAY

Last Sunday morning a party OF
seven visitors to Canon City. all hall
ing from different states. had a never
to-be-forgotten picnic at the Royal
forge.
Saturday afternoon Ave OF these
[l1z-es 1--WE will give them the non de
piumes OF Iowa. Nebraska, Minnesota.
Georgia and Texas) all met in fhs
parlor of Mrs. H. c. Beltz OF SIS Ma
con avenue to discuss ways and means
for an outing.
The program was settled in short
order. and al an early hour suEaay
morning they,were loading a substan-
tiai lunch and we're on for a holiday
in the mountains aud bent on singing
praises 20 God from the topmost PIN
nacle OF the Royal Gorge. and being
one OF the enthusiastic party. would
like 10 say. II you are also a visitor
TO Colorado. do as NE did and visit
the Royal Gorge before you return 70
more prosaic scenes. and get there II
you possibly can before the sun rises.
but do not fear If zsn are little late.
for you will enjoy every moment Of
the day.
II would be impossible 70 describe
in few words the Impressions made
upon q lover OF the grand and sublime
In nature on nrs, looking upon The
grand scenery. but Il you have the
smallest particle OF poetry. sentiment.
lore or charity in your make up II viii
certainly develop here. and even oae
or two Of us we're Inclined 10 be har-
monious and tried to sing the Rock
of Ascz.- but an our vosoes did not
reach the top OF the ellis We simply
fell back Into a minor fsy and just
read and talked our songs.
am sure I was not alone in the
uplifting impressions made IN LOOKING
upon the srest cleft In the mountains
--she Royal corEc-fw heard on
all sides the expses~soss of cub
lime-- "stnp<ndou<- -xnd Inspiring
and other descriptive adjscfises rhaf
wouid nii = nnrh iszxer pap~r shan
this hsse soficsd ehat all travellers
are enthusiastic. but mot easily TN
posed upon because 'nf being abi< TO
maae comparisons wffh other scenery.
ans when cay coloz.do scenery hss
no equal. especially the uniqso and
carefully eonstructed Skyline Drive.
whsch IL an impressive and thonsht-
ful hnishiu< touch TO the .<tarsl
scenery. and here feel l ds aof
spsak without authority. and this great
highway sineinE. like a silver thread
spun out By acme careful mind and
hung In It's many fantastic curr.z far
above the Inzie city nesting In the
shade OF its many trees in the valley
far below.
teIt like altering the words rof a
far greater Traveller. waiting OF an old
country. They remind me OF the lpco-
pie they shelter" fe.si speak the
sentiments Of .eur poetry when Aay
We arr not wiling to overlook zn-
other feature 'of this outing to the
Royal Gorge and this tine IT Is not
Of our party nor any part of the scen-
cry. but the spanking span OF blaoA
horses that carried us 80 molly and
patiently over the mountains and back
AGAIN In tist as nood humar as our
party was In. which caused q certain
youHg lady from Minnesota TO ex-
ciais- "A horse. hsrsc. my Kingdom
for . horse
Did you ever 20 picnscking widh peo-
pie uhs always come home tired. with
headache. footache. backaehe and a
new had cold, Well. we did not have
any IKE that in our party last Sunday
and two of our young ladies' tpasf
sixty sprinted down the mountain
like sweet sixteen.
But I feel have Just begun a
,torv ~ ore aax in tho c,tor.ao