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Platte, on the Colorado & Southern Railway at the junction of the ~ 
North and South Forks of the South Platte; Wellington, on a beautiful 
lake by that name, accessible by automobile from Denver and from 
Buffalo Creek, on the Colorado & Southern Railway; and Strontia 
Springs, Longview, Foxton, Riverview, Bryn Mawr, Pine Grove, Esta- 
brook, Insmont, Baileys, Glenisle, Grousemont, Shawnee, Singleton, and 
Cassells, all located on the Colorado & Southern Railway in the canyon 
of the North Fork of the South Platte River; Idaho Springs, Empire, 
and Georgetown on the Clear Creek Division of the Colorado & South- 
ern Railway, and Glen Park and Pine Crest near Palmer Lake on the 
Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado & Southern Railroads and the 
““Colorado to Gulf Highway.’’ Unlimited accommodations are also 
available at Denver, Colorado Springs, and Manitou. 
OUTFITTING POINTS FOR TRIPS IN THE MOUNTAINS. 
Denver, the gateway to the National Forests of Colorado, is the 
principal outfitting point for trips into the mountains, and almost 
any general locality in the Pike Forest can be reached from it in from 
2 to6 hours by rail. Colorado Springs also is a well-known outfitting 
point, particularly for the Pikes Peak region. 
Other good outfitting points, where almost any articles needed for 
a trip into the Rockies may be purchased and livery and auto supplies 
secured, are Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Baileys, Manitou, Green 
Mountain Falls, Woodland Park, and Cripple Creek. 
LINES OF TRAVEL: 
The Pike Forest, with its four lines of railroads and two trans- 
continental highways running to all parts of the mountains, is the 
most accessible vacation ground in Colorado. 
The Idaho Springs branch of the Colorado & Southern Railway 
extends along the Forest boundary in the Clear Creek Canyon region, 
ending with the famous Georgetown Loop at Silver Plume, from 
which town Grays and Torreys Peaks, 14,341 and 14,366 feet, respec- 
tively, as well as numerous other high mountains, are easily accessible. 
A branch of this line also runs from Forks Creek to the celebrated 
Central City mining district. 
The South Park branch of the Colorado & Southern Railway crosses 
the Forest through Platte Canyon and over Kenosha Pass, making 
