. Colorado; Under the turquoise sky . radius of Denver. It is in these canyons that old Mother Earth laysaside her mask and reveals the inner secrets of her long life. Great stonefaces, begotten of her conflict with the elements, and scarred and seamed ina thousand wrinkles, look down from their dizzy heights with varied ex-pression—now serene and benevolent,now stern and uncompromising, evermindful of the age-old struggle in whichthey have defended their battlementsagainst the recurrent attacks of waterand air. Here and there the turret spires ofthese battlements point far upward inbold defia
. Colorado; Under the turquoise sky . radius of Denver. It is in these canyons that old Mother Earth laysaside her mask and reveals the inner secrets of her long life. Great stonefaces, begotten of her conflict with the elements, and scarred and seamed ina thousand wrinkles, look down from their dizzy heights with varied ex-pression—now serene and benevolent,now stern and uncompromising, evermindful of the age-old struggle in whichthey have defended their battlementsagainst the recurrent attacks of waterand air. Here and there the turret spires ofthese battlements point far upward inbold defiance of the allied enemy, butas often great holes in the escarpmentof red or gray granite, porphyry rock orred sandstone tell the story of defeat. Each canyon has its own peculiargeological history. Each combines thecolors of the rainbow ranging fromlightest pink through the variousshades of green and gray to the dark-est brown, but each has its own pe-culiar color predominant, and it is thusthat each differs from all the others. 22. Popular sport at many Color SS^Siili^^^iSSivSr^* vS ru^ ■aW~::i^:gcx i bi b i::^^^ All the popular resorts of North-ern Colorado arc adjacent to one ormore of these canyons. Troutdale - in - the-Pines, locatedtwenty-six miles west of Denver inthe mountain park region, may be vis-ited in connection with a trip to BearCreek and Turkey Creek is Colorados newest moun-tain resort and, with its modern ho-tel and cottages, provides city con-veniences in a mountain setting. Idaho Springs, famous for its hotmineral springs, health-restoring baths,swimming pool, and restful surround-ings, is reached through Clear CreekCanyon. Farther north through VirginiaCanyon are the old mining towns ofRussells Gulch, Central City, andBlackhawk, thriving towns to all appearances if viewed from the sur-rounding mountains, but woefully lacking in one essential— towns and the tungsten mining towns to the north and east are notresorts,
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