The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-06-23

start home TIE following Tuesday
morning, June IA.
i Mr.. Dean had intended to come
over this way with us and go home
via the Grand Canon Of the Colorado
but we missed him at the Springs
where he had preceded US, and it IL
likely he changed his route sfter we
separated in Denver. We certainly
hope to meet him and his estimable
wife again.
The road home was much easier.
Workmen had repaired the road
across the Springs cut.off and no real
trouble was encountered until again
leaving Canon City In the canon
about twelve miles east of Salida we
met with the only real danger of the
entire trip. The Arkansas was, of
course, very high and at the point
mentioned had washed the road very
narrow against a high overhanging
wall. There was barely room to pass
but we took chance and drove over.
A half hour later that chunk of road
slipped into the river, proving con.
clusively to US that we were not born
to be drowned, either one of us.
Cochetopa had not improved any,
in fact was far worse and we lad
plenty of trouble getting up the
other side. Here again, the gods pro-
vided good friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. G. Koch. touring from New Or
leans in Buick, and Mr.. H. C. Kne-
sci. wife and children, accompanied
by Mrs. Knesel's sister, Miss Blanche
Tahash, enroute from Canon City to
Long Beach, California, in a Ford,
tied up with US and we drove in COM
pany through to Gunnison. We were
unable to make it home and were
compelled to camp at the saw mill
on the other slope of the pass Wednes-
day night, at which time Mr.. Koch
insisted on Mrs. Rawalt taking his
half of their camp cot with Mrs. Koch.
while he bunked beside the fire on
the car cushions with the writer. Of
course it turned colder than Green
turned out and built up roaring
fire at which we were soon joined by
Mrs. Koch, Mrs. Rawalt, and Miss Ta-
hash, who declared that they pre-
ferred sitting up by good fire to
freezing to death in bed.
The next morning after the heavy
white frost was dissipated by the sun,
and we had enjoyed the hospitality of
Mr.. and Mrs. Koch farther by partak
ing of bountiful breakfast, all three
cars started for Gunnison, arriving
here about 1:3O p. M, June 16., where
our friends camped till the next
morning, when Mr.. Knesel and fami
ly left on their journey to California
and Mr.. and Mrs. Koch for Ridgway,
where Mr.. Koch has boyhood chum
The floods that have caused such
roads were the result of succession
of fierce rains and series of cloud
bursts all along the range from Boul-
der to Canon City On this side ex-
traordinary heavy rains have brought
about extra high water but we can
congratulate ourselves that we were
practically left out from tte distress
and dangers of the other slope
1t was long, hard trip, chock full
of work ard unpleasant features, hut
it was we'll worth it to meet and be-
come acquainted with such people as
we travelled with both ways.
If any of them have hard luck in
the balance of their travels we earn
estly hope they will find as good
friends as they Rave been to US, to
hep them over the rough spots.
"The Advantages of Adversely"
were never better illustrated to Us
than on this trip to Denver and re-
turn.
We might add that we brought
back the Annuals bound and undam-
aged in any way by their trip to and
from Denver. So far they have been
highly spoken of and admired by all.
The publishing house that Found
them declared, to Us tfat they were
the best printed ones that had come
in their place so far this spring.
While they are little late they are
far ahead of most of the others in
the state The printers strike and
the floods have worked distressing
delay in annual printing this year.