. To California and back; . /g^. elevated 4,000 feet above the sea. Soon thelandscape begins to give hint of the Peak is clearly distinguishable, and thetwo beautiful Spanish Peaks hover upon thehorizon and reappear long after the first-named has faded from view. Slowly theRaton Range gathers significance directlyahead, until it becomes a towering wall, atwhose foot lies the city of Trinidad, beyondwhich begins the final ascent to the first ofmany lofty mountain gateways, the RatonPass. The grade is terrific, and two powerfulmountain engines are required to haul thetrain at a pace
. To California and back; . /g^. elevated 4,000 feet above the sea. Soon thelandscape begins to give hint of the Peak is clearly distinguishable, and thetwo beautiful Spanish Peaks hover upon thehorizon and reappear long after the first-named has faded from view. Slowly theRaton Range gathers significance directlyahead, until it becomes a towering wall, atwhose foot lies the city of Trinidad, beyondwhich begins the final ascent to the first ofmany lofty mountain gateways, the RatonPass. The grade is terrific, and two powerfulmountain engines are required to haul thetrain at a pace hardly faster than a walk. Thevicissitudes of the pass are such that the roadwinds tortuously in curves so sharp the wheelsshriek at the strain. From the rear vestibulemay be had an endlessly varied and long-continued series of mountain-views, for theascent is no mere matter of a moment. Thereare level side canons prettily shaded withaspen, long straight slopes covered with pine,tumbled waves of rock overgrown with chap-arral,
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