The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-01-27
Our Trip to the Pacific Coast
and the EXPOSITION
tBy MRS. ]. P. SERRl

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tBy MRS. Up. SERRl
Our party consisting of Mrs. w. r
Bardwell, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Wilcox,
NV son, Robert, and myself, started
from Scotland, 8. D., on October 18th,
arriving in Sioux City that evening.
The next day we started for Lincoln,
Neb., where we procured our sleeper.
We took the route owe the Denver and
Rio Grande railway so as to pass thru
the Royal Gorge Canyon.
After leaving Denver, the capital city
consisting of 10000 inhabitants,) we
came to Castle Rock, about thirty miles
from Denver. The rock is in the shape
Of a large castle, from which the town
of Castle Rock got its Ia me. Then
came Palmer Lake, fifty miles south of
Denver.
Next comes Elephant Rock. This is
a strange freak of nature as the rock is
fashioned in the gigantic likeness of an
elephant.
We next came to Colorado Springs,
situated at the foot OF Pixies Peak whose
top is seen rising into the clouds.
There are many places of interest to the
tourist near there, such as the Garden
of the Gods, Seven Falls and Helen
Hunts grave. (By the way / attended
her memorial services while IN Los
Angeles.) At the top of Pixies Peak, at
an altitude of ID, 100 feet, is the old OBJ
servatory or the United States Signal
Service, now used as terminus depot by
the railroad company.
We passed along through many places
of beauty, but the next place of greatest
interest to us all was the Royal Gorge.
1t was with admiration that we viewed
this beautiful scenic display OF nature.
We were in the observation car and
some rode through in a car called "the
rubber neck,o where one could see both
up and down and forward and back
and where ones eyes, if not protected
would get full of cinders.
Along the river (the Arkansas) run:
the Denwr & Rio Grande railroad. AS
we penetrate the canyon it become:
narrower and the walls higher. In the
center of the gorge it is about thirty
feet wide at the base and the walls al,
1927 feet above the track. At thi.
point the river and railroad could no
run side by side so the Hanging Bridge
was built by large steel supporters being
buried in the walls on each side from
which the bridge is suspended. FoI
about ten or twelve miles we Travelled
Though the wonderful canyon.
Next ofinterest was travelling throug.
the Tennessee Pass, 10, $3.50 feet above ses
level. The waters from the highes
point reached by railroad flows east
ward to the Atlantic and westward t.
the Pacific. The scenery is grand, the
mountain peaks being covered will
snow the year around. Still climbin,
higher we al see Leadville, til,
worlds famous mining camp, said tt
be the highest altitude of any incorpor-
porated city in the world. Beyond
this we enter the Eagle canyon.
Through this beautiful canyon We
enter the canyon of the Grand rivel
with its walls of beauty, many hund-
red feet in height. There are severa.
tunnels in the Grand river canyon
After passing thru the second tunnel
the scenery is a beautiful sight In
coloring; / would have enjoyed paint
ing it on canvas.
Then after passing through the can
yon of the Grand river we came te