Long’s Peak scenery fulfilled a lifelong childhood longing

Evidence

This is a view to which nothing needs to be added. This is truly the “lodge in some vast wilderness” for which one often sighs when in the midst of “a bustle at once sordid and trivial.” In spite of Dr. Johnson, these “monstrous protuberances” do “inflame the imagination and elevate the understanding.” This scenery satisfies my soul. Now, the Rocky Mountains realizenay, exceedthe dream of my childhood. It is magnificent, and the air is life giving. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 76

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Long’s Peak dominates Estes Park and gathers a mythic personality in the imagination. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 224

Broader Connections

• Long’s Peak dominates Estes Park and gathers a mythic personality in the imagination. #expands (0.78) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 224