Identifier: overrangetogolde00wood (find matches)
Title: Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Wood, Stanley
Subjects: West (U.S.) -- Guidebooks Pacific States -- Guidebooks
Publisher: Chicago : R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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with poeticnames arise upon all sides of it, gradually widening, until by describing acircle of their summits they appear as the top of a huge funnel. Amongthem is the famous Telescope Mountain, a freak of nature only to be seento form a proper realization of the aptness of its name. The place hasmuch of historic interest, as evidences of early Spanish discoveries arefound on many sides. (Population 3,000. Distance from Denver, via Ridg-way, 444 ; via Durango, 546 miles. Elevation 8,737 feet.) Lizard Head Pass. Leaving Rico, the line continues up theDolores, which grows smaller and smaller, until it becomes a mere silverthread winding in and out among huge rocks and boulders. Thirteenmiles north of Rico, and after climbing many miles of three and four percent, grades, the summit of the Lizard Head Pass is reached at an eleva-tion of nearly 11,000 feet. From the summit and to the left will be seenthe Lizard Head, a peculiar rock formation capping a tall, bare mountain. * mw>fr30$~ ^
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I32 OVER THE RANGE. This rock derives its name from its resemblance to the head of a mountainlizard, though at the same time it may be said to resemble the shaft of somelarge monument. Descending the pass through the mountain gorges over rushing moun-tain streams, one finds ones self at Trout Lake. No more graphic description of this sheet of beautifulblue water can be given than a verse from a poem by H. H. The mountains wall in the water ;It looks like a great blue cup ;And the sky looks like anotherTurned over, bottom side up. Here the sport-inclined tourist may spend a few days, for the lake isinhabited by thousands and thousands of mountain trout. Accommodationsof a primitive, though wholesome character, can be obtained of the neigh-boring ranchmen. (Population nominal. Distance from Denver, via Ridg-way 427 miles ; via Durango 563 miles. Elevation 9,400 feet.) Shortly after leaving Trout Lake, the famous Ophir Loop is passed. Here the skill of the engineer was taxed toits utmost

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