The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1975 Page: 4 of 16
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THE CHEROKEEAN OP RUSK, TEXAS. THt'KSDAY. Al'GUfiT M, 1975-PAGE THIRTEEN
Travel Highlights Shared by Pledgers
• Editor's note This is
thi- first in a series of
articles by Ethel Pledger,
who with husband. Leon,
recent l\ leturncd from a
three week camper tour
She reports in a descriptive
siylc some of this nation s
belter known places of
interest, i
Late in the afternoon of
July :$ the Winnebago,
which we call the Hoad-
runner and pulling the
Volkswagen we call the
Mountain Goat. Leon and I
headed for Colorado for a
three week vacation
After getting a late start
we camped near Denton.
The next da> being the 4th
of .July we look our lime
and drove lo Amarillo.
Amarillo was having a
birthday parly celebrating
the Nation's Bicentennial
and their Centennial in the
football siadium. We joined
the celebration and enjoy-
ed a very impressive
ceremony and the fire-
works were spectacular.
Saturday we drove
through Tucumcari, New
Mexico and turned north at
Clines Corner to Sant;< Fe
We spent three days here
enjoying the historical
places. old churches
museums, art galleries and
the Indians selling jewelry
around the Old Plaza
Square.
One day we packed a
lunch and took the Mount-
ain Goat for an all day trip
into the mountains. We
drove to Taoes. Taoes
Pueblo. Quest a. Red River.
Eagle Nest. Angle Fire and
back to Santa Fe.
On July 8th we moved on
through Española. Pagosa
Springs to Durango. Colo-
rado. Here we camped on
the Animas River for three
days. We could not get
round-trip tickets on the
Silverton Train, but we
could get tickets for a bus
trip to Silverton and ride
back to Durango on the
train This turned out to be
very enjoyable. We had
about three hours to visit
Silverton before the train
left for Durango. We ate
lunch in the Grand Imper-
ial Hotel which was built in
1882 to house and entertain
the fabulos Silver Kings.
Silverton was quite a town
during the mining days.
The train ride back to
Durango was breathtaking
We arrived back in town
aboul six o'clock-a very
pleasant trip.
Next day we drove to
Mesa Verde National Park.
This was the first time we
used our Golden Age Pass,
which is good in all
National Parks and free to
anyone over 62 years old.
The drive into the park
offers superb views of the
entire Four Corners region.
The cliff dwelling ruins are
very interesting and you
need a full day for this trip.
On July 11th we traveled
over the million dollar
highway on our way to
Auray. We sloped at Coal
Pass and played in the
snow We put snow balls in
the freezer to bring back to
friends When we came
around a mountain and saw
the little town of Silverton
nestled in the valley below
we just had to stop again
for awhile.
The scenery along this
highway is just beautiful,
every turn or switchback is
prettier than the last. The
mountains are snow
capped and the temp-
erture is cool in the day
time and cold at night
Auray is another pretty
little town in the
mountains. It is called the
Switzerland of America.
We camped three days on
the Uncompangre River
just north of the city. The
mountain Goat came in
handy here because we
could take all the jeep
trails over the mountains.
We visited Box Canyon
Falls and some that had not
been named. The old
deserted mines were of
particular interest for us.
but we did not find any gold
or silver.
One day we took an all
day trip around the
mountain to Telluride. This
is a beautiful little town in a
valley of the San Juan
Range. It is known as the
"City of Gold.'' The mines
have been in operation
since 1875, and is still the
largest gold mine operation
in Colorado. Our friends
the Thomas Huckabays
lived here before moving to
Rusk. He was a miner for
years and then operated a
"business here. The Huck-
abays were remembered
by all the old timers we
talked to. They left some
good friends behind. John
Robert Butler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Butler,
taught school here for
many years before moving
back to Texas.
The day we visited
Telluride the Rocky
Mountain Invitational
Hang Glider meet was
being held. This was very
interesting to us as we had
only seen hang gliders on
T V. It was a beautiful
sight to see them step off a
cliff thousands of feet high
and glide down into the
valley below, performing
intricate maneuvers and
landing in a bulls-eye
below.
Revival Is
Scheduled
Memorial Baptist Chur-
ch of Rusk will hold a
Revival August 17 through
24, according to A.D.
Munsinger, pastor.
W. F. Sides of Baytown
will be the guest evangel-
ist. Song services are
under the direction of Carl
and Katie Lloyd.
Services get underway at
7:30 each night. A most
cordial invitation is extend-
ed to everyone to attend.
My Neigbbors
"Mom felt a chill . -
2ND. BIG WEEK OF OUR
AUGUST CLEARANCE
l'.\('KEI> ANI> ItEADY TOUO-.MIkk l>«-hora i Kay IligKins
is in I .as Yokuk this week where she will be one of 500 invited
guests who attend the opening performance of Elvis
Presley Monday night In the Hilton Hotel, -staff photo
Miss Higgins To See
Elvis at Opening
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Miss Deborah Kay
Higgins left Wednesday for
l^is Vegas where she will
attend four performances
by Elvis Presley.
The Rusk High School
student, daughter of Mrs.
Kay Reynolds, will be
joined by her mother Aug.
17.
Deborah was one of 500
persons who received
special invitations to the
show.
She says she is really a
super great fan of the
entertainer and has wailed
11 months and two weeks to
watch his performance
again. Last year w^ien
Deborah saw his act, he
kissed her and presented
her with a scarf from
around his neck.
Deborah will be among
the opening night guests
when Elvis entertains Aug.
18 at the Hilton Hotel in Las
Vegas.
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The Cherokeean. (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1975, newspaper, August 14, 1975; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth151136/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.