Whitman's Creek

Forget the majestic Capitol of the Taran Commonwealth (which is really just the Washington model done over in Santa Fe pink); forget the exquisite Spanish baroque of the University, forget the historic Trewhitt Hotel, where in a spirit of western cussedness the Fathers of the Commonwealth maintained their independence for most of the summer of 1848; forget the famous bat-infested Fourth Street Bridge and the burgeoning semiconductor corridor of the R&D Freeway; forget the gridiron action of the Battling Sidewinders, the sailing and windsurfing on Congress Lake, and the hundred and one golf courses of the West Hills; forget the nightlife, the fine Mexican eateries and barbecue pits of the south side, the East Main drag with its honkytonks and beer joints; and while you're at it, all right, go ahead and forget the Just Say No Café.

Leaving aside all these considerable attractions, there is still one great inducement to visit the capitol city of Tara — that gorgeous jewel of nature we call Whitman's Creek.