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Show TIMP HIKE TO BE FILMED BY NEWSSERVICE Majestic Mountain is In Greater Splendor Than Ever Hefore The Fox News .Service, according to a telegram received from New-York New-York City, will film the fourteenth annual Tiinpanogos hike which will take place ou July 17 and IS. The hike will make a Brent news reel since it is recognized as the greatest hike in the world to the top of a mountain 12,0(10 feet high. TJie old mountain will he in- good shape to "have its picture took" this year since I lie copious snows and rains of the pnst winter and spring have adored the wonder mountain in foliage of unrivaled hue. The early spring, too, will assist ill bringing bring-ing (he myriads of flowers into bloom. The flower gardens of Tiinpanogos Tiinpano-gos have few rivals iu any Ulaii mountains and it is questionable if a finer display can lie bad any where else iu America. The variely of color and bless s b:il are always found as one follows the winding trail up ".lack'': Hcuiealk" is nothing noth-ing less llian marvelous. The blue of (he blue bells ami lupins intermingled inter-mingled with the crimson of the paint brushes, (lie yellow of the cliff roses and primroses, jiie white of the buckwheat, the lavender of I lie wild hollyhocks and the dainty ivory of the columbines, make a pattern of color that is beautiful beyond description. The water fulls thitt cnsc:ule over Hie imuiy cliffs and precipes covered with refreshing moss, lend themselves them-selves well to photographs. These , wnter fulls, more thnn fifly in number, ought to be lit their best this yefir. Tons and tons of snow and ice packed away in the giant and the hidden cinjue will Iceep these, cascades roaring for months. , Aspens and evergreen, also, will be: in wonderful foliage this year due to the moisture that is plentiful. plenti-ful. Many springs are now running MtfAspeu Grove that were dry and dead last year. The increased water will increase the pleasure of the hike. The Provo Kiwanis club has already al-ready laid plans for a mammoth bonfire again this year. Their fire last year was the best the hike has ever had. They declare that the one this year will be just as good it couldn't be better. The Kiwanians have taken over the nonfirc and the Timpanogos' road as a pet project. Within two weeks now they will go in a body to the grove where they will build the fire and enjoy a great day in the great out doors. All hikers who register nt the Alpine Al-pine summer school will he especially especial-ly well cured for this year, according accord-ing to Professor Ciiuiiou. They will he allowed to use Jheir dormitories during the hike nt no additional cost. Professor Cannon will also have his camp in readiness to serve meals to those who like to camp de luxe. A commissary will be on the ground at which all kinds of food may be purchased, making it unnecessary un-necessary for campers to load themselves them-selves down with foods of any kind. A large central commiUce composed com-posed of a man from each of the Utah county towns and Holier has been organized in order that the hike this year may he larger than over. The Iirigham Young university, univer-sity, however, will continue to serve as host, to the hikers. The central committee besides the members from the Brighani Young university, will be composed of James II. Gardner. Gard-ner. Lehi; Stephen L. Cliipman, American Fork; Junius Hayes, Pleasant Grove; E . S. Hinckley, Provo; G. It. Maycock, Springville ; Henry Gardner, Spanish Kork ; I.ee It. Taylor, Pnyson ; and I), A. liroad-bent, liroad-bent, Ilcber. A cominiltee meeting will be held at the Itrigham Young university Monday evening, June 2!), at K o'clock. Those inleresled in- the hike will do well to cominunii'ale Willi the Provo Chamber of Commerce or with (he Iirigham Young university. |