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It is highly advisable (although not absolutely necessary) 
that you make reservations of accommodations and saddle horses at Camp 
Tigiwon well in advance. This costs you nothing, hut it gives the 
Association some indication of how many persons they must plan for. 
For reservations write Dr, 0. W. Randall, Eagle, Colorado; or A. G. 
Birch, Care of The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado; or The Denver 
Tourist Bureau, Denver. k 
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As to the most suitable clothing to be worn: the days usually 
are pleasantly warm and the nights very chilly. Rough garments, that 
will not be injured by climbing or riding, are best. Virtually all the 
women wear knickerbockers or riding breeches. Stout, dry shoes are 
essential. Rain coats, or "slickers'', are excellent. And warm night¬ 
dresses are advisable. Take your cameras. 
The Mount of the Holy Cross is 13,996 feet above sea level. 
The Cross itself (formed of perpetual snow that has lodged in deep 
crevices in the face of the vast granite cliff) is 1,200 feet tall and 
400 feet wide. A great ridge, called Notch Mountain, rises to an 
altitude of 13,500 feet directly in front of' the Gross—at a distance 
of one mile, across a 3,000 foot-deep-chasm. One of the best views of 
the Cross is from the summit of Notch Mountain. It is here that the 
religious services are held. 
The summit of Notch Mountain is 4 miles from Camp Tigiwon, 
over a very beautiful trail. Horses may be ridden to within f mile of 
the summit, but from there on one has to climb over rocks and snow. A 
stout rope, fastened to stakes set in the mountain, makes the trip to 
the summit quite safe. The U. S. Forest Service is gradually improving 
this upper part of the trail. And it is hoped that a shelter house 
will be finished on top of the Natch in time for the 1929 pilgrimage. 
The 1928 pilgrimage had 218 members, and every one of these 
—-even a 79 year-old woman from Chicago and an 82 year-old man from 
Oregon--- reached the summit of Notch in safety. During the whole 
Pilgrimage there was not one accident, not one case of sickness, and not 
one complaint as to food, accommodations or horses. 
A religious service is held at the summit of Notch Mountain, 
facing the Cross every day. Comparatively few of the pilgrims, however, 
go there on two succeeding days. Persons who go to the Notch one day 
usually go on some other trip the next day, while newcomers make up a 
fresh party to the Notch. 
There are many good, easy and beautiful trails throughout the 
Holy Cross region---to Lake Constantine, to The Bowl of Tears, to the 
summit of the Cross itself, etc. Also, the fishing nearby is good. It 
is an ideal vacation country. 
Persons who wish further information will obtain it promptly 
by writing to Dr. 0. W. Randall, Eagle, Colorado, or A. G. Birch at The 
Denver Post, Persons who write for newspapers or magazines can obtain 
plenty of material and excellent photographs, entirely free, by writing 
