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hour for parties wisliiiio- to ^o to I'ikc's IVak. Soon the party 

 that were to make the aseent eaiiie out, havini;- hrst prepared them- 

 selves for the trip with a oood breakfast. 'Hicn eaeh chooses her, 

 or his, horse, and with the usual amount of laui^hini;-, talkiiitj^, 

 and " fixino " tiiey started, the ouide leading the way, with the 

 photographer bringing up the rear, lie is ne\er lelt. a party 

 is not considered complete without him, as it is the ambition 

 of every one making the ascent to bring away with them their 

 picture, taken at the fearful height of fourteen thousanil feet 

 above the level of the sea. 



Primroses are found on the plains all the way between 

 Denver and Canyon City. They spring u}) all over the prairie. 

 They make their appearance early in the spring, and 1 have 

 seen them in blossom as late as October. The blossom varies 

 in size all the way from the size of a silver dollar to ten inches in 

 circumference. This one 1 found grt)\ving at the foot of 

 Cheyenne Mountain. They are usually white, and the pink ones 

 are (juite uncommon ; indeed, this is the only i)ink one 1 have 



ever seen. 



1 was riding with some friends who were going for the first 

 time in the canvon. Tiie morning was a lovely one ; there 

 had been a recent shower, and as rain is cpiite uncommon in this 

 section of the country, it had been hailed with delight. The 

 canyon is never so fmc as after a rain. The beautiful colors of 

 the mountains shine out with renewed brilliancy, and the delicate 

 (Treen of the foliage looks cool and inxiting. Residents of 



