Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-06
PLEASURES OF
.. MOTOR TOURING
!. OPEN To NATION
Interesting Trips of Scenic
Beauty Plentiful in
All Sections.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE
Automobile is True Discoverer
Of America and its
Charms.
FINE ROADS EVERYWHERE

When you hear a man say that he is
sorry he ever bought his car. IL is not
necessarily an indication that he paid
more for II than it was worth or that
operation OF 1t Is costing him more
than he can afford. The probabilities
are that he Is one OF the people who
never have INDUCED in the pleasures OF
touring.
There are many men who stlll have
the old fashioned notion that automo-
bles are 10 be used only on city bouie-
wards They ride from their homes to
their Offices and from their Offices to
their homes. with an occasional trip
through the parks and over the routes
where the crowds are TO be found on
Sundays.
Consequently, they soon grow weary
Of what they call the same old thing"
They have yet to learn that touring in
an automobile is not surpassed by any
other kind OF outdoor fun. They have
failed TO put their cars to one of the
best OF their many splendid uses.
IN these days Of road-improvement,
and since automobiles In general have
been developed to z point al which the
troubles that used to be common have
practically been eliminated, 1t is pos
any point with a reasonable certainty
Of getting there and back.
The bettermeut of roads in almost all
parts OF the country has been accom-
panied by the establishment Of many
c1nyeniences which add to the pleas .
ures OF motoring One never gets far
from a place at which gasoline Is sup /
piled; tires can be found at nearly any
Sountry store. and shop at which .
emergency repairs can be made is usu- (
ally close at hand If things happen to /
30 wrong.
Furthermore, there has. owing to the .
popularity OF touring, been an appre-
Clable improvement in the accommo- /
datlons offered by hotels I'm the small .
towns and villages. Good meals and .
comfortable beds at reasonable prices .
are the rule, rather than the exception,
almost wherever the tourist finds II
necessary to put up for the night.
The country tavern has been rehab-
iIltated To the liveliness and preten
sons OF the old stage coaching DAYS I
have in many instances been added
modern couveniences and up.tO- date
service which contributes much to the
enjoyment OF the touring party.
Attractions Everywhere
Within easy reach OF almost every Il
city in America there is some place Il
that Is well worthy OF visit from the
tourist In most cases there are many
such points
The car owner who complains that
there's no place worth seeing" within
days ride OF the town or city In
which he lives is to be pitied, because
the trouble undoubtedly is his own In
ABILITY to appreciate what is sublime,
or beautiful or interesting.
Not every state has a Grand Can
yon, Yosemite. a Yellowstone Park a
Niagara Falls or a Mt. Vernon. but
mere isn't single state of the Union
That Is wholly devoid of natural won
oeTs, II 1t possesses no other spots that
should be Interesting for one reason
or another. 1t is hardly too much to
say indeed, that there isn't a single
section OF any state that is altogether
lacking In places of unusual scenic
'haTms or historical or romantic asso-
cations
The coming OF the automobile tour
ISL has brought about the discovery
OF hundreds of interesting places that
might otherwise have remained for
ever unknown and unsung. The hllly
regions and the prairie country the
lakes, the rivers and the valleys. all
nave their peculiar charms, so that
mere is easily accessible within a
week END tour of every important cen :
yer or population some place that Is
worth seeing and worth knowing
IN addition to the attractions that |
are 10 be found on short local tours
mere are always the long trips to make
'ueir appeal to the automobile owner !
VINO has desire TO see the beauties {
ana study the greatness OF his coun-
Try The man who crosses the conu- b
nent in an automobile gets a real con e
ception or the vastuess of the United ,
states he has an adequate under
s'dhdlhg or the country's agricultural :
ana mineral wealth. and he obtains the {
opportunity TO get a CLOSE up view 1
OF the most splendid among Its multi
picity of charms
Some Favored Sections
There is the Berkshire Hills coun- .
ny In Massachusetts, the White Noun :,
am Region In New Hampshire the 4
Deauutul district around Lake Cham +,
pam and Lake George in New York,
noI 70 mention the Mohawk Valley, A.
me Catskills or the Adirondacks The
que Grass section of Kentucky; pie
.uIesque Eastern Tennessee and West
I.h North Carolina the Lake regions
u michigan, Wisconsin and Mime
'ota; the splendors of California, Colo
"ltu AtlEOnd. 10 attempt u AdlH'
III or half Of the wonderful places that
're easily accessible to the automobile
ourlst would be TO follow the example
u the brook. and go on forever.
Ihere should be no trouble whatso-
yer In obtaining any route informa-
non that may be wanted, no matter
I nat section Of the country the tourist
nay wish to visit Route cards and
lsps are free for the asking and they
'upply all the directions that the mo