Vast, untouched landscapes of frozen rivers, pine trees and white clapboard churches.
To be fair, the groups of six tents do open up directly to nature, with a view of the Blackfoot river, the pine forest or the banks of Elk Creek.
An early plan called for a tunnel to link Michigan Avenue south of the river with Pine Street (now Michigan Avenue) north of the river.
Past the agricultural valley of Dho Tarap, we returned to the world of trees: hanging gardens of birches, golden in autumn, high up the gorge of the river; tall pines with clusters of blue cones; huge cedars; wild fruit trees.
The room had a ground-floor slate patio with two chairs and a table overlooking the river, stone pines and cypresses that was the perfect setting to sip espresso from the in-room Nespresso machine.
Lunch at the Trota is served outside on a shady terrace that has panoramic views over the river and pine-clad mountains, and while most of the tables are packed with visitors, this is also still very much a local bar.
They made their villages in hardwood hammocks, islands of hardwood trees that formed in rivers or pine rockland forests.
Its major soil areas encompass hills, plains, prairies, river lowlands, and pine woods.
The other top words are (in order of frequency) creek, valley, lake, park, river, springs and pine.
Those who favor less strenuous pursuits can go fly-fishing in the Frying Pan, a spectacular 70-foot-wide river set in pine forest and aspen trees and noted for its high density of rainbow and brown trout (guides are available at the Taylor Creek Fly Shop 970-927-43744).
Down on the Pine Lawn, which overlooks the highway and the river, sumptuous Himalayan pines, with long bluish needles, share the space with white pines and a spreading yew with low arching branches that graze the ground and seem to invite visitors inside.
