A Summer Vacation in 



The Sopris National Forest P age T en 



bowl at the base of each of the falls, which makes an ideal home for 

 mountain trout in the clear, ice-cold stream. 



Other falls of interest to visitors are to be found on Avalanche 

 Creek, near the Horseshoe opposite Nast on the Frying Pan River, 

 and on Conundrum and Capitol Creeks. 



The Roaring Fork Valley above Aspen is made very attractive 

 by the mingling of the fiery colors of the rock with the forest green, 

 and by the precipitous topography along both sides of the river. 

 A few miles east of Aspen, on the Independence Pass automobile 

 road, is the "Devil's Punch Bowl," which has been formed in solid 

 granite by the action of the water. In the near vicinity also is the 

 "Grotto," formed in the same manner, and a short distance below 

 are markings pronounced to be one of the best-known evidences of 

 the effect of glacial work on geological formations. 



From Redstone to Marble one passes "Chair Mountain," so named 

 because of its similarity in shape to a mammoth chair. At Marble 

 is the largest known deposit of white marble in the world. The 

 Lincoln Memorial at Washington, D. C, and the Federal building at 

 Denver were constructed from the white marble quarried and milled 

 at this town. 



Fire Protection 



The fire-lookout station of the Sopris National Forest, elevation 

 11,700 feet, is easily accessible by trail from Norrie and Aspen, being 

 situated 1 mile from the Aspen-Norrie trail. There is a 40-foot 

 tower with a glassed-in crow's nest, telephone, and shelter cabin. 

 At this observation point a Forest officer is stationed during the 

 summer season to watch for fires. The field of view from the look- 

 out tower extends over two-thirds of the entire Forest and includes 

 some marvelous mountain scenery. 



The visitor is reminded that these beautiful mountain areas can 

 be terribly damaged by fires started from a match, or burning tobacco 



