The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-06-20
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"Gallatin Way" New Automobile Road From Bozeman
on the Yellowstone Trail to the West Entrance
of Yellowstone National Park, Through
Mountain Country of Scenic Beauty

Of the most fascinating Of these little mountain
creeks Is HellROaring, which pOurs out Of q tangle
of pines and bush from a canyon that drops al
most straight from the glaciers of the wind
swept Spanish Peaks. Moose creek, from which
moose are now gone, and Swan creek with it's
name s~ignifying the curve Of its canyon instead Of
any wild life that it may shelter, are two Of the
streams which enter from the east through deep
gashes In the canyon walls.
There Is a sense of majesty in this trip through
the many miles of canyon. To ride beside a
bluegreen river that roars its complaint Of rocky
barriers until all other noise is blOtted out, to
drive at MONDAY In the depth Of natures oldest
pathway through the mountains, and to feel the
calm security Of mountains that rise from the
road straight into the clouds; this and a smooth
running car, on a modern highway, surely measure
up to the motorists dream of an ideal outing.
At a distance Of twenty-eight miles from BOze-
man the road begins a long and steady ascent un-
81, 81 Sagebrush point, there is opened a view
Nat can hardly be equaled In the vicinity Of the
great park From halfway up the side of the
mountain one can view the green line Of the Gal
Latin river through Its lighter border of pines. q
noisy river OF depth and size a few miles back;
here a quiet ribbon traced with white rpples
against a field OF green and brown. Above are
still the rock walls Of the canyon, receding a lit
tie more rapidly and with a closer cluster Of pines
and brush. From this point one can look far
down the canyon to the point where the river
curves east to Squaw Greek, or up the stream with
its lower mountains marking the ~tortuous course
Of the river, TAR into the inaccessible country to-
ward Lone Mountain or the Taylor Peaks. From
sagoSrush po4nt the road drops swiftly to river
lsvel again, and soon comes into the comfortable
eval valley at Karst's ranch.
For the next thirty miles the highway L. through
the widest of mountain country. There are few
cabins, few signs to mar the sense Of travel into
an unknown land except the sight OF the roadway
itself. Al O distance Of nfty-dve to sixty miles
enc may stop to take saddle horses for q trip into
the 0allatin Petrk6ed Forest, a region OF strange
sights In an almost unvisited part Of the noun
sains. Great petrihed tree trunks. eighteen to
twenty feet In height, and from three to i've feet
n diameter stand as silent monuments to an age
gone by. In this vicinity are smaller canyons
where deer hide In the aspens or where black
bear move undisturbed through the huckle1erry
patches.
East or west OF the canyon the leisureIy motor
list may stop to take side trips by saddle horse
TO lakes Of enchantment high In the mountains.
One may reach mystic Swan Lake, the Buffalo
, Horn or the Lake OF the Hills. Back In a cup of
the higher hills is the glorious Gallatin Lake, and
still higher are the HelERoaring lakes fed by gia.
cdal rivulets. Above and beside this GalIatin Way
are the mountains which add the ANAL toich OF
strength to the scenery, great peaks that reach
above ten thousand feet and upon the sides Of
which the SNOW benEs Mnger thrOugA tina @umnasz