The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-03
Overland Trip to California Is
Much Enjoyed by Former
Yale Family
Continued from last week)

Aug. 24th--we left for Denver
at noon, driving the balance Of
the day through mountains which
was sure some change of scenery.
and very beautiful drive. This
being our first mountain driving,
we experienced solne troubles
which we soon found everybody
was having. Our machines, had
lost their power, or pep, and we
thought there was something
wrong but found out all machines
were acting that way. The aJti-
tude was just right or wrong,
which .ver yGl Want tc call it, so
that it affected the power and we
had to run on low or second on
many hills that did not look so
very heavy, but We soon got used
to that and paid no attention to
it. Saw a flock of sheep (1200)
Just as we left Cheyenne. We
took picture of them just as they
were going over the mountain and
it is very pretty view. The day
was beautiful, and the roads good
until near Denver when it began
to rain. We got into camp at 6:15
and had to pitch our tent on wet
ground, but it had quit raining.
They said there were about 500
people on the ground.
Aug. 10Th we visited the state
capitol and museum ana took in
the city, went to the mint, which
was closed, so left. for Colorado
Springs, a distance of 73 miles,
arriving in camp at $50 and got
our tent up just in time to get in
out Of the rain. The drive from
Denver to Colorado Springs was
through a fine irrigated farming
country, with good crops of sugar
Deets, oats, wheat, and all kinds
OF fruit and vegetables.
Aug. 26th, we drove from Col
orado Springs to Manitou and
...cned our tents in private
camp ground, 25c for each tent
for "a hours. From here we went
to visit the Cave of the Winds,
which is surely grand sight. 1t
took As minutes to go through it,
then through the Garden of the
Gods. To get to the Cave of the
Winds we had to drive through
Williams Canyon. 1t made Lizzie
sweat, but we finally landed at
the cave. 1t was some drive.
After we got back to camp and
had our supper we visited viii
Lennon and wife, and had a very
enjoyable evening. Found them
very pleasantly located and Will
is surely doing a fine drug busi-
ness in two stores. Also saw
Lawrence Skiffington.
On the morning of Aug. 27 we
took a trip up Pixies Peak in a
sight seeing car, 8 in party. 1t is
the highest auto road in the world
14,109 ft. above sea level and 18
miles from toll gate to summit.
The fare is Sc each. So goes to
the government for upkeep and Sd
the auto company gets. We were
from 8:15 in the morning until
200 in the afternoon going up
and back to camp. Had heavy
snow storm while at the summit
Aug. 28 we left Manitou and
drove back to Denver and on to a
small place called Lafayette,
where we camped for the night
Beautiful country from Denver to
Lafayette, irrigated farm land
good roads, mostly gravel.
Aug. 20 we were back on our
road headed for California at 9 :15
a. m. This day We drove to Lari-
mie, Wyo., good roads until with
in about 20 miles from Larimie
where it had rained and the roads
were slippery. Beautiful noun.
tain scenery and some fine farms
Lots of horses and cattle.
Aug. 30.-Again bothered with
machine trouble. We only made
a distance of al miles through {
rolling country covered with sage
brush. Stopped at small place
called Rock Basin for repairs anC
it was p. m. before we were fixet
up, so stayed here all night a
camp ground.
Aug. 31-Left camp at z 80 an'
drove through very mountainous
country, heavy hill climbing an'
nothing in sight but sage brush
cactus and prairie dogs. Aftel
leaving the city of Rawlings WI
drove about 20 miles over an olc