Phillips County herald., 1922-06-15
Scenic Beauty Trips
No One Should Miss

Editor The Herald
As many thousands of people fire.
quently so to Denver for both bust
ness and pleasure rarely ever think
ing of the magnificent scenery lying
nearby which can be reached at a
small price, | thought it might inter-
est those who never saw it Ito read a
brief account of a trip the writer re.
Gently made into the mountains
nearby.
As Denver and the smaller noun
tain resorts are steadily growing In
flavor as ideal places for summer
vacations. as well. as for th/ regain
ing OF health. all visitors s6on learn
there are scores of little bfices on
the principal streets whdfe tourist
parties are made up for trips into
the mountains. So on Maj 25. Il be-
ing a nice warm day. IA party OF
eight, all strangers to each other.
took what is called thei circle trip"
leaving Lenver about III II. M, go
ing northwest over n splendid paved
road TO Golden, Nthen up Lookout
mountain 10 Pahaski Lodge. where
Buffalo Bill is hurled. and from there
on over through the Genesee park
winding our way through the noun.
tains on picturesque route. finally
returning through the famous Bear
Creek canon and the town OF Nor
rison back to Denver. covering a
distance OF seventy miles. As the
driver OF the big touring car nears
Golden he says. Here Is where you
see water run uphill" and the ap-
parent deception is so great that il
is almost impossible fer any Of us
10 believe the ear In going uphill and
the water In little stream beside
the road Is running downhill In the
opposite direction. but Il does: and
In mentioning this phenomena to
onr own DR.. Crawley. he says. II be-
licve yet II is running uphill On
Lookout mountain. which is about
two thousand feet higher than Den.
ven. the tourist gets n broad view
Of the city and great area of land
toward the east. Here also IN Johnny
Baker. former North Platte cow
puncher. and members OF the wild
west show. now In charge of Pahaski
Lodge. a beautiful rustic building
where curious and refreshments are
sold. and near the grave OF his life.
long friend. william r. Cody Buffalo
Bill. which he is now guarding with
xeaious care. Here let us stop.
pause and reflect. that on this noun.
tain lies buried In n simple grave
ono of the great trail-mnkers, who
blazed the way for the present civil.
zation. and that only one other Amer.
lean living or dead was ever wined.
dincd and banquetcd by so many
kings. princes and potentates Of the
earth as Buffalo Bill"
Leaving this place we pass on
through Gcnesee park. where can be
seen herds OF elk and bnilaio. and
some beautiful mountain scenery.
Returning through Bear Creek canon,
here we behold scenes III enchnnt.
incnt hlllng the mind with Joy and
delight. No wonder We occasionally
read OF some Of Denvers high school
hoys and girls going wrong here. II
ia ycritihic drenmlnnd.
On May 2d SIX Of the oight per.
sons who were out on tn, circle
/ trip" Of TIE day before nnd two now
ones all left Denver about 4 n. m.,
Z this time headed for Pixies Peak, n
s30 mile round trip. Our driver.
knowing the long drive and hard
climb up the hig mountain. selected
n larger and more powerful car. and
away We Went NJ u thirty mile gait
To Colorado Strings. Here we beheid
The most beautiful city tho writer
had over seen In the west. Lilies and
other flowers. all IN bloom. aernting
the air with sweet perfume. bonntl.
fuI mansions. yurds and streets ecrii.
rulouhly clean and Buperbly neat
Here we were detonr.d by tho polic.
I into nice little park the better, ne
We supposed, to create u stronger