Show IN THESE UNITED STATES floodlights Flood lights now cast beam on scenic falls and canyon features COLORADO SPRINGS COLO embracing the grandest mile of scenery in colorado majestic seven falls and picturesque south cheyenne canyon have intrigued visitors to the pikes peak region for the past 74 years their beauties I 1 however have been shrouded when nightfall descended but now through comp completion complesi leti on of an electrical engineering feat this major scenic attraction of the can be viewed under electric lights the project which makes this thess colorado beauty spot the only completely lighted canyon and waterfall k in the world required the use of BO 60 huge floodlights flood lights and more than 1000 small spotlights more than two miles of heavy copper rubber insulated cable was installed underground the waterfall water taU which has seven separate falls to in its foot descent is lighted by 28 large floodlights flood lights with alternating white and color effects the crystal clear trout pool at the toot foot of the falls Is lighted by eight underwater lights revealing the rainbow trout gliding about in its depths T the it e ina magnificent weather beaten e n pink granite walls of the canyon which rise to a height of 0 f more than 2000 feet present count countless lesi shadow effects as the lights play upon them various varl ous rock formations such as the setting turkey devils slide and wrestling bears are spotlighted by to 1500 watt wat t lights majestic Majest fc pine trees on the th e banks of the splashing mountain stream are bathed in various colored flood if lights while whale others are sprinkled with colored colore d lights standing as a sentinel at th the entrance of the canyon are the familiar pillars ot of hercules it itis is at this point that the huge 10 antiaircraft anti aircraft carbon are light has been installed the big light has eight million candle power p 0 and shoots hoots a an effective effect he beam n five ve melesin miles in the air the lonesome pine eagles Eagle cliff and other features of interest are caught in its bright path it also will be used to sweep the sky to indicate that seven falls 14 now under lights As a final touch a 90 watt sound amplifier system has been installed to play soft music at al G hill dallas tex oil man who purchased the 1400 acre scenic attraction june 1 IDA 1946 immediately began a i program of improvements which have taken more than a year to complete and have cost approximately lately in addition to the lighting project a stairway of f steph has been erected to a spectators platform on the south wall of the thee canyon anyon from which point all seven falls can be seen at one time part ot a mountain slope was removed by bulldozers to provide parking space for cars and a graceful arch has been erected over the roadway at ai the mouth of the canyon the calyon canyon approximately one m mile ile in length is a box or dead end type before the coming of the white man the indians stampeded herds of buffalo from the thel plates plains into the canyon where they then were killed as food was needed the canyon also served as r strategic retreat from which the indians ought fought off their heir enemies at the top of the falls lies a picturesque tur esque valley with many small waterfalls and shady nooks A sh ort hike takes the visitor to inspiration point which is 1500 feet above the floor of the canyon from this point a breathtaking panorama of mighty cliffs and distant plains is seen the beauty of inspiration point inspired helen hunt jackson to write some of her most famous books and poems and on her death in 1885 her last request was that she be b burled buried there |