New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
FOR THE EARLY TOURIST
Suggestion for TWo-Day Trip to
Inaugurate the Season.
MOSTLY OVER GOOD ROADS
Route Takes in Many Historic
Points and Scenery Is Good
in ALI Sections.

At this season Of the year the mOtorist
is impatiently looking forward TO the time
when the roads will he pronounced in a
suitable condition for touring. The UNI
usually light snowfall during the winter
has left the roads in pretty fair condi-
ton. aud this year they are a good deal
above the average to be expected at the
close OF winter.
There is no sectiyn Of the country which
offers more interesting and picturesque
tours than New England. Daring the last
few years this section has been toured
extensively by motorists from al! parts OF
the United States. Nevertheless. its pop
ularity seems never TO wane, and hun
drods Of motorists are cage 10 further
r-T1.aint themselves at the earliest oppor-
tunity with the beauties of this section.
The touring department of the Automo-
bile club Of America suggests trip
through Westchcster County. then mp
along Long Island Sound 10 Suauord.
thence through the picturesque Housa-
tonic and Naugatuck valleys to Water
bury. From Waterbury ine return route
is via Waterfowl. Daubury, Carmel and
down past Lake Mahopac and the Croton
rIservoir 10 New York city. The trip IS
as follows:
Leaving New York. the route follows
Broadway to Yonkers, along the HUDSON
To Dobbs Ferry. then through Ardsley to
White Plains. the county seat OF West
chester. From White Plains the route -
over winding roads through a billy sec
ton. passing many magnificent estates
through Chenille to Greenwich. where the
Boston Post Road is encountered. The
roads between Dobbs Ferry and Green
wlch are mostly good mac2dam
From Greenwich the Boston Post Road
is followed through Stamford. Noroton'
Daricn. Norwalk and several other quaint
old Connecticut towns. over good macad-
am roads 70 Bridgeport. thence 10 STRAIT
! ford. Here tho route turns directly away
/ from the Sound and runs through the
beautiful HOusatonic VALLEY. with us
splendid scenery. the Connecticut hills
slpplvlng an impressive background. Tho
road. an old Indian trail used by Wash
ineton and his men in Continental days.
winds along the Housatonic To- Shelton
, and Derby.
AT Derby the Naugatuck Valley IS on
tered and the road winds along the bank
Of the river through Ansouia. Seymour
BEACON Falls Naugatuck, all hustllng
and prosperous manufacturing towns 20
Waterbury. the centre Of the brass indus
try I'm spite OF the large number OF
manufacturing establishments situated
throughout the valley the natural rugged
beauty OF the scenery remains unlm-
palrod. Waterbury should be made the
night stop on the trip. as accommodations
here are unsurpassed. The roads between
Stanford and Waterbury will be found
I I'm good condition.
From Waterbury the run is made over
fair roads 10 Watertown. and then down
over an interesting route through Wood
bury Southbury ana across the Housa-
tonic 20 NeWtown. then 20 Daubury, FAR
hcld's county seat.
Between NewtOwn and Danbury me
road IS somewhat broken mp and makes
heavy going From Daubury the run IS
over part macadam and part dirt roads
through NH Plains. Brewster. THY Fos-
ter Mine 10 Carmel The roads from MIL
! Plains 10 New York state line are not IN
good condition. but from this point 10