The picture looks down on Yankee Doodle Lake, a small alpine lake ringed by dense pine forest and a winding mountain road, as identified by the printed caption. Yankee Doodle Lake lies near Rollins Pass in the Colorado Rockies along the historic Moffat Road, the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway route that crossed the Continental Divide before the Moffat Tunnel opened in 1928. The card's linen texture and caption style place it in the mid-20th century.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pencil
Aug. 29th 08
On Crmma Mountain
65 miles
from Denver
Col.
I suppose Mr. Parrend & the Burrows all O.K.
How do you like them?
Glad too to hear from you
but dont write me only on
state account Oh how
I wish you was with us.
the surrounding mountains here
are just splendid! A lady a
few feet ahead of us cannot
cross called to her distance
Linen texture; no white border; printed number 318.
Postmark: TOLLAND, COLO. AUG [illegible] 1908 — divided-back private card, pencil message, Thayer Publishing Co. Denver imprint; light soiling and edge wear.
Cite this card
Yankee Doodle Lake and Moffat Road, Colorado, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/yankee-doodle-lake-and-moffat-road-colorado-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.
