"And now, with full breath and anxious heart, repressed
excitement and keen zest,--we anxiously scan the scenes from car windows or platforms, and
prepare for one grand, rushing descent into the glories of Echo Canon. The writer will
never forget the feelings of overwhelming wonder and awe, as with the seal of admiration
in both eye and lips, the ride through this famous canon was enjoyed. Rocks beside which
all eastern scenes were pigmies, rose up in astounding abruptness and
massiveness--colossal old Titans of majestic dimensions, and sublimely soaring summits,
and perpendicular sides,--succeeded each other for miles, and the little company of
spectators, seemed but an insignificant portion of the handiwork of the Almighty." Henry T. Williams 1876 |
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