. To California and back;. (GRANITE CANON. After leaving- Buena Vista a ridge of 9,500 feetelevation is crossed to the broad level meadows ofSouth Park, a fertile tract of not less than 1,500square miles watered by the forks of the South PlatteRiver, One of these forks is followed to and throughan impressive gorge, eleven miles long, a narrow,ruggedly picturesque channel sparsely timbered withevergreen and walled by huge granite-cliffs. A tow-ering rock-cone stands midway, and at the easternend lies the beautiful sheet of water known as LakeGeorge. CRIPPLE CREEK The famous gold-camp lies eight
. To California and back;. (GRANITE CANON. After leaving- Buena Vista a ridge of 9,500 feetelevation is crossed to the broad level meadows ofSouth Park, a fertile tract of not less than 1,500square miles watered by the forks of the South PlatteRiver, One of these forks is followed to and throughan impressive gorge, eleven miles long, a narrow,ruggedly picturesque channel sparsely timbered withevergreen and walled by huge granite-cliffs. A tow-ering rock-cone stands midway, and at the easternend lies the beautiful sheet of water known as LakeGeorge. CRIPPLE CREEK The famous gold-camp lies eighteen miles southfrom Divide, a station thirteen miles east of GraniteCanon, but tourists commonly find it convenient tomake the trip as one of the numerous excursionsfrom Manitou, twenty-two miles farther on. BetweenDivide and Cripple Creek stages run daily, but a134. 135
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