. Some strange corners of our country; the wonderland of the Southwest . S%#fc HEAD OF THE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO. THE GRANDEST GORGE IN THE WORLD. 13 canons which en-ter the great had ahnost said Httle canons/for so they seemin the presenceof theii* giantmother; bnt inreality, ahnostany one of themvvonld shame anycanon is nosnch thing asdescribing theGrand Canon,and I dare nottry. But I shallborrow a fewwords from theman who hascome nearer giv-ing in words aliint of the canonthan has any oneelse — CharlesDudley has said:. CLIMBING IN THE GRANLi lANuN. 14 S
. Some strange corners of our country; the wonderland of the Southwest . S%#fc HEAD OF THE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADO. THE GRANDEST GORGE IN THE WORLD. 13 canons which en-ter the great had ahnost said Httle canons/for so they seemin the presenceof theii* giantmother; bnt inreality, ahnostany one of themvvonld shame anycanon is nosnch thing asdescribing theGrand Canon,and I dare nottry. But I shallborrow a fewwords from theman who hascome nearer giv-ing in words aliint of the canonthan has any oneelse — CharlesDudley has said:. CLIMBING IN THE GRANLi lANuN. 14 SOME STRANGE CORNERS OF OUR COUNTRY. This region is probably the most interesting territory ofits size on the globe. At least it is unique. In attemptingto convey an idea of it the writer can be assisted by nocomparison. . The Vermilion Cliffs, the Pink Cliffs, theWhite Cliffs surpass in fantastic form and brilliant coloranything that the imagination conceives possible in nature jand there are dreamy landscapes quite beyond the most ex-quisite fancies of Claude and of Turner. The region is fullof wonders, of beauties, and sublimities that Shelleys im-aginings do not match in the Prometheus Unbound. . .Human experience has no prototj^e of this region, and theimagination has never conceived of its forms and colors. Itis impossible to convey an adequate idea of it by pen orpencil or brush. . The whole magnificence broke upon one could be prepared for it. The scene is one to strikedumb with awe, or to unstring the nerves. ... It was ashock
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