The Ordway new era., 1922-07-28
|an Isabel Has
Scenic Beauty

This was the first time. at
y, "a' in years, that this organization
,assion in Pueblo, and the
.aoner men from the northern
', o,.the state met up with big
u.iso and every one of the seventy
mon and women who attended
y meeting experienced one of the
=, entertaining sessions yet held.
ain turned the town and all the
rrouudings over to the newspaper
.n,. and did everything they could
',ow their visitors a good time
IA they did.
one of the big features was trip
,ba San Isabel Forest. over the
W road leading up into the mount
,rom Beulah and this trip was a
!, sansation. Those from the
Drthern and western section of
0Iorado had no idea there Were such
ouderful places as they found in the
N Isabel, for in reality it is one of
finest trips to be found in all of
oorsdo. The Editorial association
eatngs have been held in various
hits of the state. at Glenwood, at
,s,mboat Springs. Golden, Denver
hi other places, but for entertain
ont the Pueblo people have not been
prnassed and for mountain scenery
h San Isabel forest is one of the
nest natural sections of all c do
bio.
The new highway thru the San
label is being built by the county
HIN state and federal aid. and the
|.oll now completed from the Beu,ah
"A le top of the range is one of the
*IlDeil and most scenic automob' q
<lghWaya in the state. II w.nas
<aroand the side of the mountains.
trosses streams. runs back and forth
MIN the canons below on one side for
a distance then suddenly tnrning
bntil the canuns are on the other side.
|fhe grade nj the steepest points
lre only eight percent. but it is n
toniinual climb from the start to the
pp except where the road crosses
be creek in its winding course.
All OF this is within q drive of less
ban two hours from Pueblo, and
Ten from Ordway the round trip
IAN be made nicely in one day, with
eyeral hours time to be spent up
mong the big pines where the forest
) dense and where ii is cool and
fomfortable. Besides this wonderful
futo road there is winding foot trail
khich leads down from the mountain
Pop and OF the seventy-hve or more
Newspaper men and women who
PANE down this trail they were
Pgreel that of all the trips the
association members have taken in
Farloas parts of the state none
surpassed this one.
When the party, taken up by
Fourteen automobiles from Pueblo,
Feached the top of the mountain,
Nhere the forestry department has
pig camp. picnic lunch was prepared
oy The cook for the foresters and
Foad builders and this lunch was
Perved cafeteria style out under the
pines where the trees were to thick
'hat hardly Il ray of sunshine could
penetrate. The menu consisted of
0fead' baked ham. a wash tub full
VI mashed potatoes. sliced cucumbers
and onions, coffee and lemonade
"''a watehmelon for desert.
After the lunch was served one of
fueblos business men. and a great
worker for the development of San
ISABEL made a talk outlining what
rueolo has done in this forest and
'Ae obleet of it. He stated that 1t
was not for a money consideration
WI 'he roads and tho forest and the
placed there were as
''ee :, as air one breathes. He stated
'uA. already Pueblo business men
'Au spent $4,000 in the work which
W. ~aS exclusive of road building. The
'ne assistant to the cheif forester
save talk outlining the work of the
,''es'ry department. the care that
;, =, 'aAeh of the forests, and the way
,"Hss are built to retain scenic
,'Auly' y and urged everyone to always
A. A. a'' they can to prevent forest
=, 's winch would destroy vast tracts
p's lumber and beautiful scenery.
People from this section of the
,a hwy VIII find no place more attract
'h Nv 'or an outing of day or a week
" pa 'he San Isabel forest and
ps ssuioa mountain park between
salan 1s, and the forest reserve. Four
.,, .A'' drive will take one from Ord
W lhe top of the mountains,