The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-10-05
OBSERVING SCENIC AMERICA

we take the following extracts from
1t. Her observations on that pictur-
esque portion of our country are out
of the stereotyped order, and the
Star particularly wishes that her rec
ommendation to replace the common
place name of Pixies Peak with the
grand and appropriate title OF Mount
Manitou could be carried out.
Her letter follows:
/ had read much of the West and
seen many pictures of the majestic
mountains and picturesque towns.
but never until was on one of the
many interesting mountain trips did
i have any conception of the wond-
erous beauty and grandeur of the
West As one stands looking at these
great mountains which rise towering
and erect as If their strength bid de-
fiance to all, one feels rather than
sees all the wonderful surroundings
Denver is, to me, an ideal city. /
had not expected ito find such busy
metropolis and was surprised to see
no traces of the 'eWild and Woody
West, :, but instead forty-six anagnifi-
cent parks, wonderfully attractive
residential section, and business
section exeeIled only by much older
and larger cities, for Denver is only
55 years old. There are no frame
buildings in the city limits and no
4,
accounts for the clean we'll kept APP
pearance of the city. Especially
surprising to me, when / remarked
upon the beauty of the flowers and
we'll kept lawns seen around nearly
every small house, was to learn that
everything was the result of irri-
cation, every tree in the beautiful
parks having been planted and
watered.
The most interesting as we'll as the
most beautiful trip / took while in.
Colorado was an IS mile auto trip
just put on this summer, by the See
ing Denver Co., called "A Trip
Through the Mountains" 1t leads
through the town of Golden where
large mining school and boy S reform
atory are situated, and then straight
up Mount Look Out The roads are
almost perfect and go like snake
winding up the mountain. On this
trip up you get most magnificent
view across the foot hills and plains
and gradually climb up to wild Cat
Point, Inspiration Point tSensa-
tion Point and many others where
one gets thrilling view down into
Clear Greek and other great canyons,
oftentimes with gold mining camps
dotted most picturesquely here and
there in them. We crossed through
Genesee Park and came to Trout
Dale" unique summer settlement of
log cabins nestled amid the lovely
mountain pines. Here we had lunch
and enjoyed an hour on the banks Of
dear little mountain lake.
On our trip down, we passed
through the famous Bear Greek Can
yon where so many of the western
pictures are taken, and it is indeed
wonderfully beautiful though lit
tie exciting, as ON one side is the
rushing creek in its deep gorge, and
rising perpendicularly above you on
the other side ds the high gray noun
tain. AT the foot of the mountain
at Morrison, is the Garden of the
Red Rocks where can be seen huge
rocks of peculiar formation of red
sand stones. On top of the highest
stone is an observatory from which
is taken all the geological surveys
west of the Missippi, for the govern
ment. There can also be seen the
location of the presidents summer
home on a small mountain whose
name have Forgotten
There are the famous George
town Loop. .4Moffat Tunnel and
other trips out of Denver which, if 4
attempted to describe / am afraid I
could never end this account of my.
trip.
/ next went to Colorado Springs,
only spending one day as there is
nothing in the place typical of Colo
RADIO. There is mountain view,
however, from the broad veranda of
the ''Ant1ers Hotel" which cannot be
surpassed. and if one had time and
money" they could find no nicer place
to stay in the summer than this hotel
though all the mountain trips are
made from ETIanitou.' . FIVE miles dis
tant.
On the road to Manitou (Which has
a street car line all the way) you
pass through Colorado City which is.
only a small town, but there can be
seen little one room wooden build
ing which is said to have been the
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