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Show 08 HO KY MO N'I'A IN 1~ rmY. tlmL prior to the pr<' r nl p<•ri od tlr c• lc'lllj)< 'n~l nrc of tlrr clim~. l o wa. n•r·y lllll('h Jowc•r · tlrat vasL lJOlli f'H of f: IIOW a11cl ll'l' :tC<"llllllli:t(('d Ill tlrt• lll 0110· (' ]illnl 11or·li us of' our conlir H• rrl , arrd :tH .ow .clirnn.lo b~·c·:rmo ~n o n• mild , thP ie<· and snow .· lowly nr •11<-d, lmr1 spodrng re!'bergs [ril<'d wrlh nwk al l OVt'r lJr, '].>l:ti ns, Hll<l wlit •n OIH' of' tii!'Sl' \'HHL i ePhl'r~H WOIIicl JodgP fiiHl nll'lt, flw ;wcurntdatimrs of worn roC"k nm1 dl'l> ri would lw gn•at. ]n a ln w:-~t all en:;<' ' thP slopP or lht• hill oppor-: iiP lilt' moun tain r:rngt' is fliP onr COI't' rPcl witli tlll' dPhris, as if 1lu· rwtsR of ieP in fl oalirrg down par-:st·d ovt• r· tht• surn111i t of lilt• ridgP :wtl lodgt•d on llrP oppoHilt' HidP. Brrl it would bt• inrpo.f;iblt• for us lo lirrgc•r in ull l h<'Ht' pl c·a~anl, plat·c·s; t'IJtir• volirlll l'H co ult1 1>• wril1<'11 illn slrnling lhP dl'laiiH of Lll<' g-<·o logy of IIH·r-:n plains; ou1· only obj c•d iH lo gal lwr alorrg our ro ute sur h I':J elH as will illu fmtc onr· p hologrnp lrin rit•wH and link our story l og<'liH•r·. Brfon• w<' ag;tin s1al'l on onr wa. 1 Pslwn.rd, wo o ug i1L Lo l:rkt• a g lancn at liH· ro r·lh Par·k, wlriC"lr is only ahout 00 n1il t•s to iiH• ·otrf iiii'<'SL of l•'ort Sandt·r·H. 'l'hr j olll'll ('.Y i ~ quilt• !'asily r11ad t! in two da H, :111<1 <' 1'1' 11 i11 Oil <' clay on hors<'hark, whkh iH by far I itt• lw 'L 111 <'tliod of' lmvc• li11g i11 tlri : lll O nnt aino tL ~ rt'gion. In i\ug nsl IHGH, f made a tour lo lit' orllr Park with :L Krn:Lil party of' nnny oflirt · r~, nnd I shall 11ot 1-100 11 f'mg<·L LIH• S<'<' llt' Of' bmnfy lhni IV:1.S OlWIH'd fo Ill .)' ViHiOil f'I'Om t ilt• SIIIIIITii fs o f' fht' 111 01111· tains StiiTOIItHlin O' tlt t' 1 ark. I was I hi' 111 01'(' tl<•sirotts of' vis i ting I his J't•gio ll 11e<·aw.;c• HO liltln was known in r<'g-:t rd lo if , a11d , all hough Ill .)' visit was shorL :Lild rny l'Xarninn,fions ll t'!:t'KHarily linJi (t•d J hnd f.ht• sn1iHf'al'l iOII or ~ i vi u~ to Lilt• world l il t• firHL at·<· ural <' know lt·dn·<·, t•vt•r oblaill <·tl by [Wrsowd i!lV('Sf igafion or (II(• gl•O J O~,'j' Of' (haL illf L' rt'sf iiJO' rpo·ioll. ur eour,.;e from l~o r -t Sand <'rH was JH'~LI'iy ·ouLltNtst up IIH• Bi~ Lru·n.111ie Rivt·r· towal'(l its sonrc:t• in (liP mountains. 'J'Jtp gPology of' l11P plai11 ·oun1ry lhrouglt whi!'li ll1<· Hip; lALmmi • ll ow::; is vt• r·y similnr lo thttt of tlr ~ Littll' LamntiP- abouL IG lllii <'H to Lil t' Wt'. twar·d. 'l'ht•re an• onqmra1ively ~·w ('Xj)OR III'I'R or Ut e• lmsiH .I'O(' kS 0 11 :tf'('OIIIIL of' tlrP HlllJl' l'· lici:tl dl'ifL whi ·h c VL' I" itl l this co unlr·y. ' till we find along Uw lmnkH of the l'ivr r, n •n.r Ll1 shwc station, lit<' sa ni l' bla ·k p"lasLie ·Jay with Oslrm congestn a11d a r~w r c11Jai11s or fiKlirH; alHo Ute clmlky rnarl ·, ancl abottL Lwo r11ih•s ::tl10ve, the I< 11 " high ridgc•s, on ei tlrer id ~, <'XI •r1di11g up for ·pvpral ntile, compost•d of I he nt!:!ly yellow ·and. and ·and::;lon • or l11' L wer ' rl'tnceou '. Th dip or th '. 'be<.l . j v 'l'Y g •ntl ', ltard ly p ' I'C •pLi blo to Lh ey'. Til le l.AJU MIE I'LAJN fl. ()0 Tho Big Larn.rnio iH a very ·l t•ar !:! lr·Ntrn, abonL 50 yard · in widUt and av<'rag iug abouL Lwo fC<•t in d •pLI 1, car:; ily forded in ru ost }Jlac ·s. Lil <I tnm;t of' Llr • WPsl It'll. slrl'amH, Llr' l ifl'<·r ' lt ('l' lH'IW<'<'n ltig lt Olld low wal c•r JIH.Lrk i · V(' IJ' g reat. Ln Hpri ng nnd varl y l:i t1111111 l' t' when I he• RllOWH of' llw ru ou lllaillH lll l' il , liH'S<' sin'am.· b • ·onJ <' l'orlllidabl c• t·i vt' I'H. 'l'h ' :-;oil a.lnll~ lilt• 00ll0111 :tj})>C'al't:l (O h' VCI'Y <Y()Od, tilt' crr;u;s g rOWS quill' lic•avi Jy <tlld 1Junc1 r·c•ds of' tons of' hay nr <"Ut lrer ' by the• s<'ill!' t'H for win ter ll f't'. 'l' lw grazi ng i ex('ell c• nl, arr<l Jtumprou · ran cll t'S havt• h<'l' ll , tart ·d all tlrroll"·lt the ntlh•y for t ho Jli11'JlOH' of' rai ·ing Htoe k . l~vc• n al llri, H\'a:on of' lite ycn.r a <rr ·<·at v:ni!'ly of' ll owc• r· OVl' r fl tlr l' sud:t 't'. 'l'lt c· 'omposila• nrrd L r',r;trminoscc prt'vail in lllllllbcrs, nnd j'P llow iH fil e• dornin:wt rolor. 1\ H wt• appronclil'd II H• fooL hill ::; f Llw rn o ttn tainH li H' tram;ition bt •ds appPar·pd on Lhu ridgu, rock H of' ru or· ' r·c'Gt' llt lnl tl lmvillg lH'<' II HWl'JlL away by t'ro::; ion. l•' rng uJ c• nl · of' pudding HlOII (' and rnHly <·o lon·d rn:tHH<'::i of' f'<t rrd stmlt' Wl'l'<' H(' ~Llft'l'l'd ]r ('l'(' and fii< ' I'P : tl1< '11 bt•nP:tLh til< ' lll wc• ro \' X]lOK('Cl abont 400 f'c•l't of variq;ate<l l11'('1lll('( '() ll ict.}'l'l'fi o f' IIII GC'I'f: Lill ng<•, ] l<' l'li:tpS ,) III':I KHit-: tlrl'll a Jilllt• JJig JH•r· ll]l tilt' Ride o f' lit~• lllOIIIl f:tillH W('l'<' f'('Vt•:tlt•d llr<' n•tl lwds 1,500 fe •L ot· Hr or·t• in tli ickrw. K, prwwnlill p; w lldt•rf'ully pidt11'l'i"<JIIl' HC<'Il <' t·y. A ll t hP.'<' b eds H<'<' rrt to lt:WC' l><· ' II lifl<'d llj) ill a rr l'al'iy horizorilal posi1iOII, flO flral llt <'Y pr<'!:l<' ll t lofty t'."Cl 11'l>ll l<' llf f:l, HO illPfilll <'H l'O IH'-lik<' Or py ramidal ill Hli:L] H', r evc·alitlp; c:wh layer i11 Lli <' ordt•r· of suc·cpssioll . 'l'iJp li a. rcler lay ~ rs, y i<' ldillg k s::; r ·adily Lo at rtt oHplr<'l'ie illflll <'llt:<'S, proj1•<·f out f'ron1 lll <' sid <·s, nddirw lllll (l il lo the novt• IL.)' of' Ill\' vit•w. MoHt of' IIi <' l>t•dH in cli11v fro111 Lite flallkH of' tl1 • lrlOllll tai iiH aL vari ous :tllg i t• , 0°, 8°, 10°, and UH•n co11 lin ut' along llr<• riv c• r· win li11g for 20 111iiPH aiiLOII O' the ntounlainH aln toHt lo tit' foot o f' Llw Hn w-cov n•J l)(':Ji<H. On ·itltt'r ·id<· ('Hll lH' SC' '11 :t 11UIIIUL'r or ::; il' lli tie nurl!'i, but r did IIOL lind t it <' Ull!'hanp;l'< l r ol'k H so el('ttr' ly in ·onlal't wi 11i ll1 <' 11l U1al I c·o ttld d •fine tlrcir n•la.tion to cal'h otiJ<' r . B •fore n' a<"liing lh t• rn onn tain , w<' pn.r-<H •<1 a Sl'l'i <'~:~ of :tlkalirr <' lakC'H whi ·hare simply shallow dt•pr ssions, t't'<'<' i vi ng fir <' dmina.gl' of n. Hlll<tll :trL'a wiLirouL :tny onll !'l'. From Lltl'SO s li~Lll ow lal t't> tlt <' waf er i. Pvapomlt• d, so tliaL in ill <' anlumn th bottoms nm dry and eov<'l'l'd with a whit ' in 'l'llSlation which lookH IIIli •]J likl' wa.( ' I' in lit di stan ce. O II C' r tlr •s . l:tk<• ·still ·onlairH•d walN and St't' lrlH to lr:tv<' a fhir· .· upply at all ·pa:on . 1t l alino ' t a mil in h•ngtli n.nd hnlf a nriiP in width. In tho spr·ing Lit · lake · ar ' q uit • larg • and ar • fill •<1 by Lit • ov!'rfl w of lhe bran ·II ' |