Girl Scouts in the Rockies

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Roy Lillian Elizabeth. Girl Scouts in the Rockies

CHAPTER ONE – OUTFITTING FOR THE TRIP

CHAPTER TWO – VIA A “PRAIRIE SCHOONER”

CHAPTER THREE – JULIE’S STRANGE EXPERIENCE

CHAPTER FOUR – GOING UP!

CHAPTER FIVE – HITTING THE TRAIL

CHAPTER SIX – A MULE’S PLEASANTRIES

CHAPTER SEVEN – TALLY AND OMNEY ENTERTAIN

CHAPTER EIGHT – SCRUB’S UNEXPECTED HUNTING TRIP

CHAPTER NINE – A THRILLING CANOE TRIP

CHAPTER TEN – JULIE AND JOAN’S PREDICAMENT

CHAPTER ELEVEN – ON TO FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN

CHAPTER TWELVE – LOST IN A BLIZZARD

CHAPTER THIRTEEN – A FOREST FIRE

CHAPTER FOURTEEN – LOST IN THE BAD LANDS

CHAPTER FIFTEEN – BACK-TRAILING TO DENVER

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Imagination had painted for the scouts a most thrilling ride in a prairie schooner, but they learned to their sorrow that the great ranch wagon built for travel over the heavy western roads and rough trails, was not quite as luxurious as a good automobile, going on splendid eastern state roads.

Ranch wagons are manufactured to withstand all sorts of ditches and obstructions in western roadways. They are constructed with great stiff springs, and the wheels have massive steel bands on still more massive rims. Into such a vehicle were packed the baggage and camping outfits that were meant to provide lodging and cooking for the party for the summer.

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Night falls swiftly in the mountains, and even though the day may have been warm, the nights in the Rockies are cold. A fire is always a comfort, so when supper was over the scouts sat around the fire, thoroughly enjoying its blaze.

The late afterglow in the sky seemed to hover over the camp as if reluctant to fade away and leave the scouts in the dark. The atmosphere seemed tinged with orchid tints, and a faint, almost imperceptible white chill pervaded the woods.

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