Outing . PITCH TENT CASUALLY ON THE SUNNY COLORADO A NATIONAL PLAYGROUND 209 contains among its residents a very largepercentage of cultured Eastern peoplewho came out originally for the health ofsome member of the family, but havestayed permanently because it is one ofthe most delightful of places in which tolive. There is a great deal of riding, ofdriving, and of polo, for the electric at-mosphere brings most people outdoorsduring the daytime, and during the sea-son a great influx of travelers debouchfrom Colorado Springs to a hundrednear-by points of interest. CheyenneCanyon, Man
Outing . PITCH TENT CASUALLY ON THE SUNNY COLORADO A NATIONAL PLAYGROUND 209 contains among its residents a very largepercentage of cultured Eastern peoplewho came out originally for the health ofsome member of the family, but havestayed permanently because it is one ofthe most delightful of places in which tolive. There is a great deal of riding, ofdriving, and of polo, for the electric at-mosphere brings most people outdoorsduring the daytime, and during the sea-son a great influx of travelers debouchfrom Colorado Springs to a hundrednear-by points of interest. CheyenneCanyon, Manitou, Pikes Peak, acces-sible by a cogwheel railroad, the Gardenof the Gods with its curious and inter-esting rock formations; all these are inclose enough proximity for picnickingpurposes. Glenwood Springs, which is deep inthe heart of the Rockies, makes its claim-on the traveler because of its large hot-spring bathing pool of medicinal proper-ties, and because the best of fishing andhunting may be reached from here in afew hours of travel by trai
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