The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-04-13

grow bent in half circles. Others
starting stra ght in shelter of some
large rock bend at right ansles where
which have succeeded in lifting their
heads in spite of the winds have not
succeeded in growing branches in any
] direction except in the lee of their
trunks, and suggest big evergreen dust
brushes rIther than s9ruces and frs.
Still Others which have fought the
winters gales for years are twisted
and gnarled beyond description-lfke
dwarfs ami enomes of an aFborell
fairyls stn others gro wing in
hi,k groups have found strength in
union and fern low stlnted groves
cove ed with thick roofs OF matted
branches bent over by the winds ana
so intertTined that one can scarcely
see daylight overhead excellent shel-
ter for man or animal overtaken by
mountain-top storms.
These familiar sights of timber
line are Wonderfully pictures lue and
interesting. They never lose their
charm. however often seen.
Above timber line the bare. noun
tain mas es rises from 800 to s.1aOr
feet, often in sheer precipicesj Cover
ed with snow in the fzll. winter. and
spring, and plent.fully' spattered with
snow all SUMNER lcng. the vast. bare
granite masses, from which in fact
the Rocky Mountains got their name.
are beautiful beyond descfil ton They
are rcsy at sunrise and sunset. Dur
ing fair and sunny days they show
all shades Of translucent grays ana
mauves and blues. In some lights
they are almost fairylike in their ex-
qnis.te delicaCy. But on stormy days
Trey are cold and dark and forai lding.
bnry-ng the heass in gloomy clouds
from VII eli sometimes they emerse
covered with snow
Where Storms are Graded.
Cften one c1n see a thunderstorm
horn on the square granite head OF
Longs Peak. First, OF; OF the blue
sky slight mist SENS TO gather In
l few moments. while You watch. il
tecomes a tiny cloud This grow
with gleat rapid ty. In five minutes.
perhaps. the mountain top is hidden
Then. out Of nothing apparently. the
cioad swells and sweeps over the
sky Sometimes in fifteen minutes
after the arst tiny heck of mist ap-
pears {, IS raining in tie valley and
possitly snowiny on the mountain.
in half an hour more it has cleared.
81 nIine on the SUBMITS Of these
mountsinss the climber is often en-
yeiof ed in these brleflivei clouds. 1t
S an impressive experience to look
down upcn the top OF an ocean of
cloud from which the sreater peaks
emerge 1t intervals. Sometimes the
sun is shining ON the observer upon
tie heiahts . lille i is raining in the
allows below !, is startling to see
IIEhun-ng heloS you.
Accessibility.
Ore of the stik.ns fnatures OF the
Pocky Mountain National Park is
thc easy scces sihilty OF these noun.
tam tops. One may mount a horse
sfter early breakfast in the valley.
he up Flatfcp to enjoy one OF the
great views Of the world. and be back
Tor iste luncheon. The hardy foot
arveler may make better time than
he horse on these mountain tails.
Cne may cross TIE Continental Di-
vide from Tie hotels Of one side 10 the
hotels OF the other between early
breakfast and late dinner.
ftct. for ali-around accessibility
there surrey is no hieh mountain re
SORT OF the first order that will quite
compare with the Rocky Mountain Ma
tonll Park. Three railroads TO Den
yer skirt its sides. and Denver is only
thirty hours from Chicago.
THIS range was once a famous hunt
lne sround Tor large game. ord Du<
raven. the famous English SPORTSMAN
isi,ei it yearly to shoot its deer.
ear AMI bishorn sheep. snd once he
tried to buy II for private game re
serve. Now that the Government has
made It national park the protection
one ei It's wild ANNALS viii make IT
in few years. one OF the most sue
CO sful wild-an.mal refugees in the
world.
These lofty rocks are the natura,
home OF the ceie' rated Rocky Noun
tain sheep. or bighorn. This animal
is much larger than any domestic
sheep. II is powerful and wonderful
ly agile. When flying from enemies.