What to see in America . in, afterthe water had receded, and there they dwelt domesticallywith the human beings. But one day, while the warriorswere all absent exploring the country, a cross old womanwho had been left in charge of the camp was hindered inher work by the animals getting in her way, and she gavethem a furious scolding. They were so frightened that theyfled, and since then the Indians have been obliged to huntthem. The Pikes Peak region has been called Americas ScenicPlayground, and its numerous points of vantage that offerwonderful panoramic views have earned it the name ofNatur
What to see in America . in, afterthe water had receded, and there they dwelt domesticallywith the human beings. But one day, while the warriorswere all absent exploring the country, a cross old womanwho had been left in charge of the camp was hindered inher work by the animals getting in her way, and she gavethem a furious scolding. They were so frightened that theyfled, and since then the Indians have been obliged to huntthem. The Pikes Peak region has been called Americas ScenicPlayground, and its numerous points of vantage that offerwonderful panoramic views have earned it the name ofNatures Picture Gallery. Pikes Peak itself is probablythe best known summit of the Rockies. It rises abruptlyfrom the plains to an altitude of 14,147 feet, and is the mostfrequently climbed of any mountain in the world of as greatheight. On a clear day the westbound travelers on theUnion Pacific Railroad get their earliest glimpse of the Peakfrom a station called First View. The mountain is seen one 416 What to See in America. Balance Rock, Pike Forest hundred and forty milesaway directly west. Itsauthentic history datesfrom November 13, 1806,when Lieut. Pike, leadinga small exploring partyof United States soldiers,sighted the white crestfrom the far east. Tendays more were requiredto reach the base, andafter vigorous attemptsto scale the mountain,Pike abandoned the proj-ect with the declarationthat No human being could ascend to its pinnacle. ThePeak is an outlying sentinel of the Rockies. It is notheavily snow-capped, but, on the contrary, though thesnow gathers in permanent drifts in the ravines, the whitemantle as a whole is usually rather scanty and upper part of the mountain is a waste of broken blocksof stone. A cog-wheel railroad climbs to the summit, whichis nine miles from the village of Manitou at the base, or 8000feet in perpendicular rise. There is also a recently completedeighteen-mile automobile road that ascends to the top byeasy grades, and which is as
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