Miss Alice Chilcotte lived in Coles Summit, an unincorporated community on a ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in Huntingdon County of central Pennsylvania.

The settlement had a post office from 1894-1945.

The East Broad Top Coal Company operated a narrow-gauge railroad in the area from 1872-1956 – the rail line continued to be used as a passenger train tourist attraction until 2020.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Broad_Top_Railroad_and_Coal_Company

Today, the area is visited by hikers who ascend Coles Summit (1749 ft.)

Here is a fanciful tale of a ghostly apparition that appeared to two men (one named Chilcote) as they crossed Coles Summit at night in 1906.

https://discoverypa.blogspot.com/2014/10/a-ghostly-chase-at-coles-station.html

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In July of 1910, Alice received a postcard from L & M.

The postcard was mailed from Estes Park, a small town on the Big Thompson River in Larimer County of north central Colorado – about 41 miles southwest of Fort Collins.

Estes Park is a lovely summer resort and the headquarters of the Rocky Mountain National Park.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estes_Park,_Colorado

The face of the postcard is a dramatic scene of “Bridge No. 1, Big Canyon, Loveland and Estes Park Road, Colorado”.

The inspiring postcard photograph was published by W. R. Parke of Estes Park.

The postcard was “Made in Germany”.

What the postcard terms “Big Canyon” is the “Big Thompson Canyon” – which is now traversed by US 34.

https://www.allestespark.com/scenic_drives/big_thompson_canyon.php

This canyon was the site of catastrophic flash flooding in 1976 when a thunderstorm stalled over Estes Park and dropped 12-14 inches of rain.

144 people died in the flooding. 

US 34 is being rebuilt in response to this event.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Big_Thompson_River_flood

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On the reverse, the travelers write, “We passed this canyon coming up here.”

The brief message does not reveal any other details about the trip nor about the relationship of L and M to Miss Chilcotte.

We trust that L & M continued to enjoy their travels and shared more souvenirs with Alice.

Alice preserved the souvenir in very good condition throughout her life.