Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
SIERRA COUNTRY
IS PARADISE FOR
AUT0MOB|L|STS
Wonderful Tours Routed to
Our World F amouS
Show Places.
HAS UNRIVALED BEAUTY
Points Worth Vacation Motor
Trip Are Broadcast in
State.
HAS UNRIVALED BEAUTY

A road may Of the Motorists Para
disc would trace pretty closely the
network Of road lines that surround
the High Sierras. 1t would appro-
pirate a generous portion of the map
Of California and Nevada. Here IS
scenic beauty in heroic type with
every variety and vagary OF 1t. Hero
are the finest automobile roads In
the land, and mileage OF them that
runs into four figures.
To live in this Paradise Is one
thing; to enjoy it is another. The
motorist of California and Nevada
who does not spend his vacation IN
his car is overlooking his Paradise.
His is not question OF induces
ment. The wealth of scenic wonder
and beauty lying before him in what
ever direction he turns does not
need discovery. The lure and the
wonder of it, each motorist knows II
only from a long distance view. Tho
charm of it, he may have shut from
his soul. The magnificence Of it.
he understands though he may have
schooled himself to the grip of 1t.
It's scenic grandeur is broadcast.
Every section of the country has Its
own individuality, and it's wealth OF
it.
Task IL Selection
> Our motorists task is selection, yet
not a hard task All he needs do is
60. Each section offers easy access.
with q good road map and an intel
ligent eye for sign boards. the motor
ist can go care-free. and not come
to grief
Object points upon which to base
a tour, our motorist has thousand.
He can cut a vacation trip as wide
and long as he chooses. and never
retrace a mile. He may seek ana
And sanctuaries Of rest, set IN
refugees Of tranquil grandeur amidst
craggy. snow-clad peaks at once
restful and thrilling. The cyclorama
OF mountain and forest Is boundless.
Let him course to the far north to
the shasta district, up the pictures
que Tehama valley. and he may visit
such wonders as artist and geologist
together might fashion to catch his
fancy. Rock formations, the greatest
of Natures bizarre molding, Mt. Las
sen, the mud-spouting volcano OF the
Sierras, and Mr.. Shasta the Snow
Queen, lie on his way.
He may if he chooses to extend this
spell binding vacation by through
coast. Thence he may journey south
through magnificent forests OF the
redwood.
There is the crrspy. air-tingling
trip to Lake Tahoe, and It's invigor-
ating district Of forest and tarn. one
may climb to Tahoe over excellent
| motor roads from every point OF the
compass.
Yosemite's Open Gate
Yosemite now swings an open gate
to motor tourists. The most beauti-
full of national parks in itself Is an
automobile tour OF countless Joys and
wonders.
To the south OF it lies Sequoia Ma.
tional park and Its forest giants.
Over near Hollister. and on tho
| Coast Highway is sequestered the
| Pinnacles National Monument. not
often visited by automobilists, but
which Is we'll worth trip by tho
tourist who loves the bizarre. II Is
little known even to our motorists
a misfortune for our motorists.
Below the Tehaichepai mountains
the beauty spots are as numerous as
the miles of good automobile road.
The environs of Santa Barbara. tho
skyline trip through the Bear Lake
region, the tour to the San Jacinto
| district are all trips less extended
than those contemplated in the high
Sierra district, but most pleasing Tor
short vacation.
| A circuit Of the missions Is q tour
of we'll prescribed routings, which
may be varied to bring in attractive
mountain detours.
| In many respects the most splen-
did scenic panorama In the country
lies along the tour of Owens valley.
It is doubtful If such a spectacle may
be had throughout the world for so
easy a trip. as this snow covered
rampant Of forty-two peaks. all snow
clad and all over $4,000 feet high,
which banks the west side OF owens
! valley.
The feature of these tours 10 that
all are quickly accessible from tno
wonderful system Of Californias state
highways.