Milford chronicle., 1925-07-17
MISS ELIZABETH CARLISLE
WRITES FROM COLORADO
Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City


about come to the conclusion thaC
am not going to live up to my prom
Use about writing; but the first part
of nv trip was spent mostly in cit
les. and l wanted to wait until had
been through Zion National Park
and could have something really
worth while to tell you.
But to begin at the beginning is
easier. Our first stop was Denver, a
most delightful city. The air is so
fresh and invigOrating that you are
glad to be alive and breathe. Our
room looked out on a chain of the
Rockies and the first thing did was
to gaze at those mountains, just as
soon as 1 was up. While in Denver
we took several drives around the
city. Our second day, we drove up
Lockout Mountain where Buffalo Bill
is buried. All the way up the noun
tain you get a wonderful view OF
the surrounding country with the
Great Divide in the distance. We also
passed through Golden, which was
the first capital Of Colorado.
I had always looked forward 10
Colorado Springs too, and to the ride
I'D Pixies Peak. was surely not dis
appointed for have had many beau
tiful drives, but I really believe thaI
was the best. We left early IN the
morning of a perfectly beautiful day.
There wasn't a cloud in the sky, and
as we climbed up and UP, it seemed
to me, the view became more per-
feet. It is hard to describe that drive
for the road was built on the edge
of the mountain and in many places
you wondered how you would ever
get I'D to the next ridge, for there
were numerous hairpin curves. From
the time you enter the gateway to
the Park Highway, you travel dis
tance of eighteen miles before reach
ing the top, and the peak is 14,lO9
feet above sea level, while Colorado
Springs is 5000 feet, so you see IN
that eighteen miles, we CLIMBED
8.1O9 feet. Imagine what it meant
to build such highway for 1t is the
highest in the world.
1t is impossible to describe the
scenery and views which we had on
that trip, for words are futile. Some
times we would be facing the chain
of mountains and other times, 1t
would be at our backs. Across the
first ridge, we could see again the
snow capped Great Divide which
glistened and glowed in the sunlight.
AS we reached the elevation Of H.
425 feet, we had tQ stop and put on
our sweaters under our coats and
wrap I'D in the robes for the air was
really icy. That was at the edge OF
the timberland and from then on,
we saw quite a lot of snow along
the roadway. As we climbed UP and
I'D, we could see a large cloud hang
ing over the peak and we were in
hopes, we would have snow storm.
Well, we had one, but we just missed
il. When we got to the top, we were
told to take things easy as we might
feel dizzy, but it didn't affect us at
all. had to take long breath once
in a while, but that was all. we
had lust started down and had only
zone a short distance when 1t started
to thunder and maybe we didn't have
some storm. 1t showed furlously up
on the mountain while we got ram
hail and snow. We could see the
mountain above us, just white Win
snow and we were just sick to think
we had missed it. Talk about thrllls'
Won surely get them on that trip.
II was upon our return to the no
+e1 that we heard of the earthquake
in California and we we're very mucn
disturbed over the destruction Oh
santa Barbara. 1t was just about IhIs
time last year that we were there
and had stopped at the Arlington
Hotel which was destroyed IN tne
quake. ,,,,,, o.-ao,, of
the Gods" was equally as pretty II
is a very beautiful spot OF huge Ieu
rocIxs a peculiar formation running
+bToneh in a straight vein. You en-
ter through two huge rocks winch
form a natural gateway. From Inen
on Won can imagine you see al
forns and shapes and a Jew you
con,t imagine. The entire park was
one of natural beauty and well Worln
seeing. From there, we went CnIOUl9n
Williams Canyon, a very prettyy
I've +o the "Cave of the WINDS
T,or, l1, fbe name, I expected to De
blown away and had worn my sPoO
tac1es so there wouldn't be any u"I "a
aoT of losing my nose glasses. II
sIra1v navs to be careful Tor IhelT
W. asn't a breath of air stirring
80 "', imagine where it gets its name
r. r. ,Toe a very beautiful cave WIN
ao,,,on+ foors and electric lights anu
I'D some very interesting hmesIone
formations but it was not 81 DoI1E W.
+iful as others we had seen. W.
entered sixteen different chaHpei9
and walked three quarters Oh d LliiU' I,i41,
az Our next stop was Salt Lake CiLy'
10 mo a very interesting place Gue
~ +Io Mormon History. Personally
7 l,now very little Of it, only WnaC = =
- 80 s+,,died in school and you uon I
ao+ not On much of this particular tnlns'
Our hotel is right across IRON ~ 1 As
nile Square. In this square - ooIe LIZ ole
semblv Hall, Museum IaDeln'o,J+' EFT
E%orrnon STr3 Temple and an old log loaG
uoroserved from the early plOeee+t e+
S PCS we visited the Museum n[se ~
ICY uagS' cow many things; relics Oh tne
1,;a[sm anu Ss% Young pilgrimage IN ;ae tae
5IIsnC[1 5Its Of 1S47. We then Joined a gul9e 1,
Gays Gays 70 Took ~ us through the grounGs Gn
wa explained everything " u0 ;s q
41,o a. center of the square, tnete Ills
Inle,,,,ment Ine erected to the sea e9A4S' 40
41o onIv one known to be erecUe9 ers+
the ! bi~d' E%i' In 1849, when their tRey nrsv
erain GlnO, crops were coming gou5ss up; tnef of
were ots 1e'-sd and grasshoppers wh1cn
crlcKesS 80 de Jevour the grain. The
stt,eons started 10 did G everything in their 1Ir
MoTmo4o NORM to destroy these insects puE euI