The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
SPLENDID single
DAYS AUTO TRIP
Drive TO Santa Cruz Mountains
and Back Enticing to
AlOtOr Tourists
Sseaie YiStas More Than Repay
raVeler for One Bad Sec
ton of Road
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a4i 5ot san Francisco for the automo-
.s Is 10 the summit of the Santa
z.;IaoUntains. This Journey. recently
l1qes: was the second of The Cans
ssz4es Of one day outings in the motor
-aa- The start was made from San
l@ae,sco down the country road in
p4e -ot the big Marmon cars through
rll>e urUesy OF r. c. Kennedy, agent
tQv that make ia san Francisco. In
4 .Scribing the Journey it would be su-
aerhpous for the ordinary owner of a
nator- car rs the course from San
Fr4ncisco over the coast range to the
eitT by the sea is a well beaten track.
.-A*iSt+ yet there are Others besides the
veterans IN autobiledom. Hence this
AEney IS not for the man who has
eMHed motor cars, but is for him who
Aas tnat exquisite pleasure Of being
tor isc first time in control of the iron
steed that travels over Ell Canine real
Starting from the hub of automobile
com on the Pacific coast at the corner
as Van Ness and Golden Gate avenues
kle course led out that boulevard TO
Golden Gate park thence TO Nineteenth
avenue over the hill TO the Schwerin
boulevard and thence to the county
TQad To the uninitiated there is moth
I'D aLALaLL the aELlSLlc eve unlll
1ls brae is reached
In fact. all enjoyment OF the artistic
on this part Of the journey would be
0lspelLed by the physical exertion of
trying to remain in the automobile
over this undescribably bad piece of
road From Mllbrae until well past
BurIinEame the highway leads through
Ehe eucalyptus lined road, whose
tops complete a canopy affOrding a
perfect shading over a perfect high
way Emerging from this stretch one
comes to the prOsaic highway of the
prosaic limits OF the town of San Ma
reo. All this point one appreciates the
Eood roads movement. for San Mateo,
Tor the most part, especially along the
county road. has highway that can
eEQt be eNcelled even in san Francisco.
From SAN Mateo. through Belmont and
san Carlos, the road is fair
TEsIPTING TO SPEED
From the latter point to Redwood
L5 5l-r 1T IS q speed track. not that the
lagt permits Of H.. but the conditions of
be- rOad are SO fine il is safe TO say
thas,. bat few observe the limit From
Iaadn.ood city. through Palo Alto. May
iel -and Mountain View. il is easy
spiag..- Most motorists follow the coun-
-4-@": read into san Jose from Mountain
eW. but in this particular instance
s-ges coarse was taken through Saratoga,
. v.sse.l branches off about three miles
.aelEVr Mountain View.
- aEheu the main county road is left
0ehud the curVing course leads
q llsjugh fruit laden orchards, which are
rleasi ing from every standpoint. They
Sae-l 10 extend back 10 the foothills
.osId:.the long regular rows of almost
f-n fofnlT trimmed trees. with their
y psitened trunks FIRMLY imbedded in the
daTk Fich soil. with here and there the
.ga0uctOuy broken by flourishing vine
Eard,. bespeak the prosperity OF this
-Eerdan% valley
WndIng along through these or
i-sa rds the road finally leads into
iaread fields. dotted here and there with
Loa5uidcent live oaks An easy climb
Is .nlade into Saratoga, thence on
-Islre0gh Il canyon, which, although
travelled constantly and edged with
4nely kept private grounds, has not
lost. much Of IT'S wildness. For a dis
zance Of a little more than four miles,
uutil .the road suddenly ends in the
rictflre sQue town Of Los Gatos, new
.ssstas are constantly presenting them
sINes to call forth admiration
From the town that was dry, but is
now wet the road starts at what may
he considered the base OF the Santa
Cruz mountains. Constantly winding
-@lD through the foothills, over a wide,
fualN kept road, rounding the faces
OF the mountains which suddenly loom
lDtiu- AflG Cd L4dN f-ic-H AJONn Dt-
row. hundreds Of feet is the mountain
stream. which lies dark and boiling, at
Intervals fashing out in the sunlight,
5i-ffEe on the right hand is the face Of
rfe hills, with their green and brown
10 LIaee.
BACK VIA OAKLAND
1.-THE element Of civilization obtrudes,
\ fgy.ever. even in this wild and rugged
- rec. for down below, sometimes on
-lS eide Of the creek and sometimes on
: .l.f other. the railroad tracks Of the
= rt,cric line wind and twist Ike a great
+roli snake until the summit is reached.
Ks. fhfs trip was not TO be of longer
.-57.ir.af fion than a day, the course was
-.4.o. raced 10 Los Gatos. thence down TO
ss.if Jose and back from that city over
:.;fiit- speedway leading up through Mil
:I:ifsrs. Warm Springs. thence on to lrv-
IN stcn. when the course was taken TO
= f5iia. eastward on the road that leads
= through Niles to Hayward. This road,
srf.tcb is in splendid condition and is
: one. OF c6ntinu ID beauty, leads out to
:t1iu foothills boulevard, which was fol-
Tisvye.j. into the city Of Oakland. Had 1t
'T,ten' the desire Of the party TO con-
.''+.,t16 the trip from the summit, the
raads climb still higher for distance
.Gf "A few miles and then, suddenly
. rqanding A rocky cliff, the bay of Santa
cruz bursts into view, away In the dis
lance This is however soon lost
sgafp. as the course leads on down
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