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Title: What to see in America
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940
Subjects: United States -- Description and travel
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company London, Macmillan and Co., limited
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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and long walks. Denveritself is over 5000 feetabove the sea, and onaccount of this altitudethe air is lighter than inmost regions. The airis also notably free fromdampness. You alwaysfind the shade cool evenin the middle of theday, and you can be sureof having cool nights.With Denver for head-quarters you can takethirty-eight rail, trolley,and automobile trips,many of which require no more time for each than a singleday. Among the recreations to be had at the mountainresorts are riding, picnicking, climbing, wild-flower excur-sions, hunting, fishing, swimming, boating, golf, and tennis.One of Denvers most remarkable enterprises has been theacquisition of a series of ten Mountain Parks, embracing atotal area of five square miles of rugged cliffs and shadowyvalleys. The nearest one is twelve miles from the city. Atrip of sixty-five miles to include them all can be made overexcellent roads by automobile in an afternoon. To buy anddevelop these parks has cost about half a million dollars.
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Chasm Lake and Longs Peak Colorado 405 Nine milesnorthwest ofDenver is Bowl-der Canyon,whence drivesmay be made tothe picturesqueGregory andSunshine can-yons. The moun-tains and gorgeshave many minesthat produce afabulous wealthof gold and silver, and the w

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