The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-08
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arranged through interesting country
at a period of the Yea when weather
is apt to he good and there is Very lit
tie repair work going ON along the
reads, the trip should prove Il great
success.
After having decided the route Icy
means of Il road map and q scale of
miles, the more definite part al the
itinerary SHOULD be settled. Bearing
in mind the approximate distance 10
be Travelled per day, the night stops
can he settled UPON. These. OF course.
Will not be AT regular distances apart,
nut In most parts of the country ii Will
me found that they can lac arranged so
that they fall within the limits which
may he set for Il days travel. When
they ar" not. the touris is travelling
iii the less populated parts of the rorn-
try and he will have the option of do
ins II little night work or "f including
IN bis equipment "A ten Which he can
pitch i'll some convenient spot and
thus spend the night in camp. The
umh" of evenings in camp VIII de
pend altogether Ol the nature ri tho
country which is ~traVers"d. ~ II g,n-
rral rule. however. the night Stops viii
he at hotels. and We will assume that
inns L. the intention nf the prospective
tourist. ON u tour of this Kind it is
not always possible To Sacur" %Hriirin-
ing or even neighh"ring oons i'll the
hotels unless reservations have been
made in advance. Whenever possible,
the tourist should make his reaerNa-
ti"ns at least Il day or Nv" before he
expects Ia arrive at Il hotel, especially
during I'll" ilnm touring season and
on popular routes. as otherwise ~oVtre
discomf"rts may he met which Will
seem the more irkSonle because they
might have been so easily avoided.
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When the route is fully decided.
both as regards stops enroute and tn,
roads to b." taken. the season ol I'll"
Year is the next factor In he taken INTO
consideration Last years Gli,ii"u
Tour certainly pointed out a lesson in
this respect if in no other. There arc
times of the year when rain a le
expected in many localities and i, very
seldom fails To appear. 1t is generally
on time and Very often considerably
ahead of time. Smiling skies and a
hrigh, sun nay delude the automobile
list into the belief that the bad wealth
er will hold off for some time, hut
these evidences are as naugllt colN-
pared to the weather records of tn"
last ten wears. This is especially 50
throughout the south. where in the
spring and fall travelling is generally
a Very moist proposition. Between
these two seasons an occasional thun-
der shower would he the worst that
the tourist could lcgitimately expect.
and ii is thon that touring through
this part of the ountrN car be
pliShcd viii the greatest success. TIL"
tourist of a Week being generally Il ma
tive of that part of the country in
which he is to tour will know best the
most s~caSonablc time of the year for
him to carry cut his plan.
All these directions will he more or
less covered by the tourist himself
while he is ponderins over his route
INC the time at which he can best cN-
pect to take a vacation. Having COM
pletcd what ma he called the theore-
teal part of the tour. the actual work
of getting ready tn start follows: