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Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU Elusive Documents U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository) 1949 America's Playground for Americans: An Appriciation of Colorado and Utah Edwin L. Sabin Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/elusive_docs  Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons Recommended Citation Sabin, Edwin L., "America's Playground for Americans: An Appriciation of Colorado and Utah" (1949). Elusive Documents. Paper 53. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/elusive_docs/53 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository) at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Elusive Documents by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usu.edu. 69~~ ~ 'RAColorado and Colorado and h Rockies Utah America's Playground for Americans Colo;adc:c;;;J Utah II, EDWIN L. SAtU N. """"'" 01 "ICII 0-.. DtTt.- ......... BIll ..... d", Owrl&ad TdiI,~ ... louted ill the UDited State.. between tile ~ri River ud the P-ei6c: C-.. there lia the """telt pIaypouDd. in the 'WOf1d. Here, occuPJi-r tM _tern hUl of Co&or.do .Dd two-third. 01 Utaoh .djai ....... Rocky Mo.. tam.. enthrorled .~ piny v.JIey, h.h detert. meta and pl.tuu, at.nd oYer • IJIKO approKimately 300 mile. wide by 400 mile. JODI. 'It a. an outdOor rqion .uc:h .. no other nation ~: the deepnt eany_ in the world travu.:l by rail,..d.; the hit:he.t p..- in the world c:r-.I by atandud t:rIicb; tLe hitllest IU-.itl il'l. the world re.d.ed by n.iI8; the hiPat pointe .. the wudd attaiMd by automClbiles: the world', "tlftt Dad Sn. .. old .. the Wt:IDdcr iD PaJatillO: a Rilrotd. n .. 1Ie_ the _ iteelf. and another rali~ fot thirty mila upon. bed 01 dudi..- alt; the.beN. of the wodd', vutat dry balin. once lapped by. Dead Se. ,tiD lupr: a «JIor(ul. endulDled daat brokea by the pinMCla and Clny_ of the Cree .. ...d the Co&o..do: 'laka inaumel'llhle. out.rivalincwith theirchann.. Luccme aDd. Conltance:_tel'inc-Pl- u~.Ied. iacludi .. the MOlt pout ndiwn .pO ... in the _rid and luxuriou,pooh «_nn aaJplaur watel" with the fed of velvet: nUlII that puzzle hi.",,)'. the rdie:. of • forwotU:ft people; two N.tiOOll Park., .u: National Monument.. and pbeno.nefta of Java, .-, ~ bOiIi .. mud ucI lCulptureddi .. : hunclRd. cI mila cI puiiiHwf.eed 1aiP~. . " aDd ~ tllcwar; • thoueand. __ hotela, 1od,a. c:ou.p -0, randt ~ ud c_p •• caterina: .ady to pIeuu...,: millioat of tfOUt in the .ueu- and IaIca. wi1cl pme ..... ..d mlaii. in I"r coven.. ud bript &.wen from me-d_ u.p to IDOW liae: 13.000.000 .era of National FoJelt in CoIondo, 7.SOO.ooo actell in Ut .... poticed. trail-mubcl. their wood. water and camp privileae- free to the American people. . Itl portU. _ oNy thirty bows f ... Chiurco. Som. Ind.li .. of rail.-d J,e;.d to it m-wt and So.tb : half. doem pe_tnte it-Pullman. .... obaervation cancraa.it atdevatio .. of 10.000. I 1.000 feet. ToitilUca~_hacl.aItoneorJootit"kiDIIIy. Th.airi.ddn,cby. c~ta1linc. invicoratinc body and mind. The uy tbrouthout INDUMI' and fall .. blue aDd doudl-. eacept fCr',bn .if.Jliu.n4cr.corm. of rare: pbdeur. Firewood ud pure cold water .... abundant. Stapk " PPliU ·i.e directly obtainable. 'There it no daM ~rbn.h upoa tb. lUI": there are no poi-. reptiJea to be fHml. no ab ... 'plaatl ift.,.. of oak aDd ivy._ ma.qwt_ by aiahL The mountain dim~ .... Mtia, .. to the _pert.)'et adapted to tM unateur. The variety in ._ . putime .... taeUCh DeVer pal'" .It it uaiquc. jatri .. cI i..u-~ Nature in her !;nOll hoIpitable -4 ~ amIII and heart open to the nUIliOft. Colorado and Utah Rockies WHAT a wo.ld 01 .omance il awakened when we .pnkof the RoekyMounlai ... 1 In d ay. no I ... ther baek Ih a .. th" fo.ti u. "Beyond Ihe Rocki"," munl .. w .. nd"rful rqion 01 Clfpcdationl .. ndhopes. for tbe Rockies marked the elll lcmbordero'avutandalmOitunknown l.nd of promise. Wilhinlhcirco .. finesrate<ilhe" .. dor"Ye.y man· • •• inbow. a .. d whe .. thatmlllicipotihould be ... dled th",,, would be Ihe ""Ycted 'polt oI,Old. So loday it i. loward tbi. bo.de.land of .omanu and d.um, thai Ihe 'houshll of Ihe awe'''ge Ame';"an will lu.n when the Rockies arc menlioned. The.e;. not one whit 1 ..... 01 p,elu,e""ue "ha.m loll." Rocki .. o/ thep.a.entthan th" 'ewas in th"""yen t..,nlhcenl",y, when the F"'ncit«ln f..u. ",6ral uplo.ed them. orin the day. 01 '49. The" they we.e .emot" hom Ihe een te .. olciviliZlllion. Now.lh.oulh Ih" indomitable ,pi.it 01 AmerKlln enterprise. lhi. rand ollu.quoi.., ,kiet h ... ~n ..... de . ccH:l ible by modNn tt3n~ pol.'.lio". The vu ' chai .. 01 mounI"ins known u the Rockies occup;es n ... Jya million$<j"" 'e mil ... in IheUniled SI.lesaJone. 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