The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-02
FROM COLORADO.
Grenada Boy Describes the Grandeur
of the Scenery of the West and
Writes of His Trip.

q uColIC W NlSll Liz NtSt. AT any Idle, |
such was the case with me. This is a
a fine country but there is no state like
ones own. We nave many conditions
in our state that are not ideal and
many things that could be improved on,
but when we visit othar states we will
find many things very much unlike
things down in Mississippi l have
found it to be the case here in Colo
RADIO.
My route here was thru Tennessee,
Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas, by
way of Memphis and Kansas City. l
passed thru parts of the Ozark Noun
tain district, famed for its beautiful
scenery. One like myself, who ONE
from a state where there is an abun-
dance of trees, very quickly notices the
absence of them. In Kansas one sees
little or. no natural. growth of vege-
tation. That timber is scarce is
readily seen from the fact that private
telephone lines are run along the tops of
fence posts.
From Philipsburg. Kan, to within
about twenty miles of Colorado Springs,
there is a gradual incline. Even tho a
person did not know this to be a fact,
he would quickly come to this conclu-
sion when he notices the decrease in
the speed of the train and the increas-
ed putting of the engine.
Pixies Peak first appeared on the
horizon as a heavy white cloud, when
the train was about seventy miles
away. 1t becomes palmer and palmer
until the whole mountain is visible.
From Colorado Springs it appears to be
only a short walk, but is about four
miles off. You can imagine how eager
l was to get a first glimpse of It, hav-
ing heard of this noted mountain all of
my life. The top is always covered
with snow, which accounts for it look
ing like a white cloud when first seen.
Manitou, at the foot of Pixies Peak,
is somewhat of a center for tourists,
on account of the Manitou ard Pixies
Peak inclined railways and the nearness
of the Garden of the Gods and other
famous scenery.
Woodnen is twelve miles from Colo
RADIO Springs and is reached by auto
mobile. There are two special cars
which make the trip twice daily, $40
in the morning 4:30 in the afternoon.
There are mountains on all but the
the eastern side of it, where the PLAIN
begin. Pixies Peak is fourteen mile:
south and the Garden of the Gods foul
and a half. Monument Park is RICH.
near and in it may be seen tall whit
rocks, whence comes its name. Som
of these have dark colored rocks on tol
of them larger than the main rock
which makes them look like immens'
mushrooms. There are other peculia
formations there, making it a place o
interest.
This park, together with a large trac
of adjoining land, was bought by tn
Modern Woodmen of America, on whic
a sanitorium was built.
The altitude of Woodmen is 1881 it.
nearly 1000 feet higher than Colorad'
Springs. This, of course, causes tn
weather to be cool in summer. A per
son ALWAYS needs a blanket to sleeI
under at night. Even tho it may b
warm out in the sun, it is always coo
in the shade, because the wind is blow
ing nearly all the time. At times
< blows so hard that, when | first came
| found myself vainly searching fo
other signs of an approaching storm
There is a variety of scenery aroun
here, waterfalls, canyons, peculiar roc
formations, etc, most of which can
only be reached by walking.
went on an automobile trip a fe'
days ago, with nine others from tn
Mace. We first visited the Palmer e!
tate known as Glen Ayre and general
considered a part of the Garden of tt
Gods. The mansion the owner lives
is called Palmer's Castle because it
constructed somewhat like a castle ar
is so large. There is a special pla'
near it which provides power, wat'
and light for Glen Ayre. The drive
ways and grounds are very a%ttractiv
having quite a few tall red rocks abo'
in places, some of which are 200 fe
Ian Morv to,,rists visit there I'VE
- day.
From this place we went to the Ga
den of the Gods. To appreciate VIII
" is to be seer there one has to draw
his imagination and ought to have tin
to study each formation. Viewed fro
the right angle, the resemblance OF t
y rocks I'd the subject their names repr
, sent is very striking and quickly see