Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-09-15
An Account of Trip to-
Yellowstone National Park
BY the Editor of the Sheaf.

I of the Sheaf.
broken into turbulent cascades as il
dashes among massive rocks between
nigh towering banks. The road be-
comes very picturesque. The valley
becomes still narrower and suddenly
contracts to a width of 50 feet and the
rushing and foaming waters plunge
over ledge, falling perpendicularly
distance Of 100 feet upon a rocky
ledge, forming the Upper Falls of the
Yellowstone. About a mile below the
Upper Falls is the Great or Lower Falls
OF the Yellowstone, where the river
plunges with single bound 3OS feet
into the gorge below. A vast cloud of
spray conceals the mad play Of the
waters beneath, while the roar that as
cends sounds like distant thunder. An
auto road that of itself is a master
piece OF engineering construction, con-
meets the two falls and the several
points Of vantage from which the falls
may be viewed. From Lookout Point,
Inspiration Point, Grand View and
Artists Point our eyes drank in the
beauty and grandeur of the two falls
and the canyon. A bridge above
the Upper Falls leads across the
river to Artist Point on the west side
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
is one Of the greatest natural wonders
of the world. 1t is not as large by far
as the Grand Canyon of the Colorado,
but nevertheless, it is vast. 1t meas
ures 1000 feet across at the top at the
widest part, 200 feet at the bottom, is
1900 feet deep, and extends for a dis
lance of about 20 miles, although not
as grand and imposing all the way as
in the vicinity Of the falls. For ages
the river has flowed on and excavated
this mighty gorge thru volcanic rock,
the exposed topsy-turvey position and
inclination Of the rocky forma tons at
the sides pointing to some mighty up
heaval i'll the long distant past. Who
is there able to read this ancient vol
ume which nature has opened for our
are sermons in stones, could we but
read them. The coloring of the pic
turesque rocky sides of the canyon is
a most pleasing feature. The many
tints blend softly and harmoniously
and together with sky. water and yawn-
ing chasm. form picture that for
grandeur and sublimity no writer's pen
nor artists brush can ever adequately
describe or portray. The whole can
von is a temple to the living God built
without human hands. Dead, indeed,
must be the soul Of that person who
at Inspiration Point or
Artists Point and viewing all the
grandeur and glory about him, will
nevertheless say: "This just happened
--thesse is no Cod
l cannot describe the sublime glory
md grandeur of the Grand Canyon of
he Yellowstone and must hasten on.
An inspection of the marvellous Canyon
Hotel followed next. Who would have
hought OF finding here in the noun
aims hotel of 500 rooms. beautiful.
modern and as well appointed as any
irst class hotel in the big cities. We
we're told that the reception room alone
With its elegant furnishings cost a |
million dollars.
After leaving the Grand Canyon the |
automobile road enters a truly scenic |
'ortion of the park. Hitherto the pc
uliar natural phenomena of the park |
lad absorbed our attention, but now we
we're to gaze for miles and miles upon
ugged and delectable. mountain seen
nv. For three miles after leaving the
otel the road passes through a rolling
crested country, then in the course of
mile or so it rises above the dense
orests, even unto the snow line. Step
fr0r
p on big snow bank on the mountain
ide, and actually threw snow balls at
ne another on the 9th of August. I'm
1ediately below the snow drift, the
luest forget-me-nots and many other
lid flowers bloomed in great profu-
ion. The mountain side for long
tretches is one vast flower garden.
he road winds in and out of deep
avines, then closely hugs the mountain
[de from where it makes. one dizzy to
>ok at the abyss below. 1t requires
areful driving on these roads,. A
lrch of the car might hurl it and it's
Occupants into the gorge thousand
let below. We cross the Dunraven
ass at an altitude of $500 feet, mid
'ay between Mount Washburn and
'unraven Peak. An automobile road
lads to the summit of Mount Wash
urn, altitude 10,388 feet, but we did
OF make that trip as we thought we
nd gotten as high up in the world as
e cared to 60. Tower falls, 1872 feet
Ugh, with its nearby tall tower-like
>ck formations is passed and then a
w miles further on a sign board point
! the way to the Petrifed F0reSt, one
a1f mile off the main road. Our boys
anted to see this curiosity so we
AIDE this side trip, but when we ar
we'd at the spot we found that the ,
rest consisted of but one stub Of a
and that was fenced in.
ut it was a curiosity worth seeing, !
l the same. II that lone tree could ,
IL Its story whata revelation it would
} OF the remote past. At other places .
the park, yet inaccessible to tour
ts, there are, we were told, large
'trided forests, with fourteen genera
ons Of trees, one upon the other, each
neration Of different varieties Of
ees, disclosing the fact that the forests !
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