. To California and back;. 0 feet high, and of CathedralSpires and Balanced Rock have been admired all overthe world. Here, as elsewhere in the West, beyondthe eastern bounds of Colorado and New Mexico,color is an element of charm in landscape evengreater than contour. These rocks are white andyellow and red, and in the crystalline air, thatscorns a particle of haze, the scene is indescribablyclear and sharp to the eye, and as vivid as an enthu-siastic water-color. Drawings in black-and-whiteinadequately communicate them to a reader. Contiguous to the Garden of the Gods lies GlenEyrie, the pri
. To California and back;. 0 feet high, and of CathedralSpires and Balanced Rock have been admired all overthe world. Here, as elsewhere in the West, beyondthe eastern bounds of Colorado and New Mexico,color is an element of charm in landscape evengreater than contour. These rocks are white andyellow and red, and in the crystalline air, thatscorns a particle of haze, the scene is indescribablyclear and sharp to the eye, and as vivid as an enthu-siastic water-color. Drawings in black-and-whiteinadequately communicate them to a reader. Contiguous to the Garden of the Gods lies GlenEyrie, the private estate of General Palmer, covering1,300 acres. This is open to the public except onSunday. Queen Canon, fourteen miles long, theMajor Domo, cliffs of blazing color, and tree-em-bowered drives and green-houses are attractive feat-ures of Glen Eyrie. ASCENT OK pikes PEAK. The majesty of the Rocky Mountains can not bebeckoned wholly into intimacy. There is a qualitythat holds unbendingly aloof from fellows;hip, if not144. ^^^^Cj^^;^^^^
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