. Under the turquoise sky of Colorado .. . from Capitol HiL The quickest and, in many respects, the best way to seeDenver, is by means of the Seeing Denver cars and automo-biles which make the circuit of the city frequently each dayduring the summer season. These cars leave from the BrownPalace Hotel, and take one not only through the city itself, butthrough the suburbs. The distance covered is about twentymiles, and the fare is only fifty cents on cars and seventy-fivecents in automobile. A competent man accompanies the carand points out objects of interest. Many of the most interesting local
. Under the turquoise sky of Colorado .. . from Capitol HiL The quickest and, in many respects, the best way to seeDenver, is by means of the Seeing Denver cars and automo-biles which make the circuit of the city frequently each dayduring the summer season. These cars leave from the BrownPalace Hotel, and take one not only through the city itself, butthrough the suburbs. The distance covered is about twentymiles, and the fare is only fifty cents on cars and seventy-fivecents in automobile. A competent man accompanies the carand points out objects of interest. Many of the most interesting localities in Colorado may bevisited, and some of the grandest scenery in the world may beviewed in the course of a days journey from Denver. Severalof the one-day excursion trips from Denver are indicated in thefollowing pages. The information as to the hours of departureof trains from Denver should, of course, be verified after arrivalin that The Georgetown Loop^ en route to Grays Peak The Georgetown Loop and Mt. McClellan —The train, carrying observation cars, leaves Denver over theClear Creek branch of the Colorado & Southern Railv^ay atconvenient morning hours, arriving at the summit of , 70 miles distant from Denver (by rail) in early after-noon. The scenery is extraordinarily varied. The far-famedGeorgetown Loop and mining town of Silver Plume arefeatures of the trip. From Silver Plume the route is via theArgentine Central Railway to Mt. McClellan, whose summithas an elevation of 14,007 feet. This is the highest regularlyoperated railway on the continent. Grays Peak, whose summitis but a short walk from where the train stops, is 233 feet higherthan Pikes Peak and is to be the terminus of this road, whichis called the Grays Peak Route. All of the most prominentpeaks, including Longs, Evans, Pikes, and the Mount of theHoly Cross, are visible, as well as some in Wyoming—in all 106mighty giants of the
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