Show 1 I 1 ATTHE AT THE JUNCTION OF j jf f Heres Here's to the wild free tree winds Drifting the desert sand sad Whistling al aloft ft the mesas 1 j Carving with sculptors sculptor's S hand 11 Ii s v Sweeping a alo 01 t the storm torm clouds r. r 1 J J 1 Jf f Dimming the sunset glow If t Soft winds high winds moaning in n agony Jf It 1 On may the f ever ver blow t. t Again another day has pas passed ed a a. day of deep satisfactions and once more I sit beside my fire enjoying the utter relaxation that comes comes after aday a day spent outdoors I t. t WoUld that I could Imp Impart rt this peace to some poor city dweller dwell I er eT this sense of r well well being being that comes only after latter days and nights I J In the open far removed from the worry and strife strite which man 1 calls caUs civilization 1 1 It has had been an exciting day I 1 made my promised trip to the thel i junction of the ithe Colorado and the Green I IThe The trail wd was hot halt and sandy leading through a region of desolate des beauty By midsummer it would ibe be a land of fire but In early spring it Is at its best and one t is invigorated by bythe the mild mUd air and desert beauty t Approaching the rim the canyon Is s seen as a somber red gash t full tull of mystery and gloom r. r Looking down into these solemn depths for the first time I l' l think my greatest surprise was was was' In the difference In the two streams The Gre Green n swept ar around JUnd a mighty curve from the north a yellow turbid mass laden the silt of ot two states while the Colorado was Vas of 1 a greenish flue clear hue clear by toy comparison As the two streams mingled the waters remain distinct for I some distance The colors seemed to seethe an and boll as S If reluctant to combine and iid it Is nearl nearly a mile before they merge completely When last seen the river Is sweeping around a giant curve and is entering the gloomy depths of Cataract Canyon that Canyon that terrible go gorge ge that has bas put fear ilear Into the heart of many an explorer Darkness is coming on Just now I 1 glanced iJ over my shout shoulder der derand and saw a beautiful sight Three graceful towers were just visible against the darkening western sky and a new moon was about labout to dip behind them a star shone brilliantly adding yet r r another to touch ch of beauty to the solemn desert night s H. H 5 R. R. R D. D DGILL GILL V Steamboat Springs Colo cob rolo |