Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-08-03
ENJOYING VISIT
IN COLORADO
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Engbretson
Having Delightful Visit at Col
orado Springs With Rel
atives
DEBORAH FRIEND
GETS INTERESTING LETTER
Having the Time of Their Lives
Visiting the Many Points of In
terest in Colorado.

Mrs B. o. Marsh received the fol-
lowing interesting letter last week
from Mrs. r. A. Engbretson, who
with Mr.. Engbretson is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Ingvoldstad at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo.
Colorado Springs, July 90
My Dear Friend-You don't know
how glad we were to get your let
(, ter yesterday. 1t seemed so good to
hear from you. We are certainly hav-
ing the time of our lives, Bertha.
| We go sightseeing when we want TO
go-just regular buns, and it is do
ing us both a world of good. We
sleep so good and eat like threshers-
Its real warm here in the middle of
the day, but as soon as evening
comes it gets so cool and we are glad
to cuddle down under double blank
cts. never tire of looking and look
ing at these grand old mountains.
We went to Cripple Creek one day
last week. Mary went with us. 1t was
a wonderful trip, winding up through
the mountains all the way. It's up two
thousand feet higher there than here.
/ didn't feel very good up there and
it made my ears snap.We won't try
to go up on Pixies Peak for / am
quite sure | wouldn't stand it very
we'll, but gaze up there many
times every day. Have been through
the Cave of the Winds and Garden
of the Gods.
| Carl can't get away except Sum-
! days and early i'm the morning. We
have morning ride, sometimes be-
fore breakfast and sometimes after,
and sometimes we have short spin
right after supper. Last Sunday
morning we got up and started at six
clock for The Black Forest, about
20 miles floHl here, two auto ioads
of us. This forest is of dense pine
trees and is two miles wide and Is
miles long and gets its name be-
cause from a distance it is such
dark green, il looks black. Never
shall ] forget that wonderful air and
the smell of those wonderful pines,
and | tell them know now what
the Whispering of the Pines"
means. We had both breakfast and
dinner there and how we did eat.
For dinner we had potatoes roasted
in the hot ashes and beefsteak broil-
ed over hot coals-regular campers
style-and lots of other good things
and then topped off with water
melon about yard long.
Next Sunday we expect to get up
and start real early for Denver to
spend the day. 1t will take about
three hours to go, as it is rs miles
from here. Lorna, Carl's daughter,
and her husband live there. He is
dentist.
! We have seen so many wonderful
sights and still have many to see,
they tell us. About every other morn
ing we go up to Manitou and get the
:, water jug filled at the springs. just
can't drink it at all, but Mary and
Carl will drink four or five glasses
right down and smack their lips.
Richard doesn't like it, but he can
drink it. | tried to make myself
drink it but decided it was too much
of a punishment.
| You sure have had some hard
storms, but | am so thankful that
the old creek didn't get on a RAM
page. Am glad you had chat with
Mrs. Lawhead while you were in
Chicago. ! wish you could have seen
her, but it is certainly hard to get
around to see people very much in q
city.
The "Rocky Ford" melons haven't
come into market yet, but | hope
they will before we start for home.
We are getting Colorado peaches and
cherries. Fruit is very high here, as
well as everything else. | tell Rich
ard they are loaded for the tourists
all right.
Well, I must go out and see if
can help Mary. We have lunch at
noon and dinner at night Had green
corn last night, and are going to have
fresh trout tonight. Mary is a Won
derful cook, and everything she
makes tastes so good. With lots of
love, from
MRS. R. A. ENGBRETSON.