New-York tribune., 1920-09-26
Western New York
Offers T ur of
Scenic Beauty
valleys of Hudson, Della.
ware, Susquehanna and
Chemung Rivers Visited
ON Trip TO. Finger Lakes
Ry Q. M. Wells
Ckief RoaGnar, Aatomooi1s Club
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cA;ef RocGrtar, Automobi1s CLUB
Of 4 nsrica
The bureau ~ tours Of the Automo-
Mia Club o. America suggests a de-
Hvhtful fall tour which embraces the
hsaut,ful valleys through scenic West
AZ, New York The tour goes north on
~. west SIDE Of the Hudson Valley to
tuxedo. then taxes westerly course
through Goshen and ever the Bloom
;nrburg Moan ,a.a and crosses Sullivan
cnpnty. entering the Delaware Valley
AT Hancock, and continues to Bingham
ton; then on for short distance
through the Susquehanna Valley, en-
ts,;ne the Chemung Valley at Owego,
which is followed to Elmira. From
Eimira the Finger Lake region is en-
esred at Watkins and the Mohawk Val
Law followed through Geneva to Buff
falo, where connection can be made to
Niagara Falls, Hamilton and Toronto.
Through to the Ramapos
From New York cross the 1S0th
Street ferry and run to Hackensack.
street, and follow the trunk line
through Arcola, Hohokus, Allendale
and Ramsey to Suffern, where an ex-
eellent view of the Ramapos can be
obtained. Continuing north, the route
masses through very scenic section
Of Orange County through Goshen to
W;ddletown. Just beyond Middletown
the ascent begins over the Blooming
hure Mountain, descending into the
Nayesink Valley at Wurtsboro.
From Wurtsboro continue straight on
aeross Sullivan County, through Monti
esllo and Liberty, and cross the east
hrsneh Of the Delaware River at Han
cock; then along the west branch
through Deposit and Windsor 70 Bing-
hauton. Go through Bing hamton on
Court Street, crossing the bridge over
the Chenango River into Main Street,
and continue straight on to bridge
that crosses the Chemung River into
Owego, where connections can be made
to the Finger Lake region by going
through Candor to Ithaca.
TIE main route continues along the
Chemung Valley through Waverly to
Elmira, where q northerly course is
taken to Watkins. From Watkins the
road runs along on high ridge over
locking Seneca Lake, through Dundee
and Penn Yam to the outskirts of
Geneva, where the Mohawk Valley is
entered, and the route continued by
running through Canandaigua, Gale
donis and Batavia to Buffalo, where
connection is made to the famous
NisgArs Falls.
Connection TO Canada
n the motorist wishes to extend the
tour TO Toronto, o very interesting run,
the Suspension Bridge is crossed to
Niagara Falls, Oats and the route con-
tinued through Hamilton to Toronto.
The distance between New York and
Buffalo is 435 miles, and from Buffalo
to Toronto lis miles.
The return to New York goes over
entirely different roads from the out
going. with diversity of scenery
that Aves the above the name Of the
Scenic Tour. From Buffalo or Niagara
Falls the we'll -knagn Ridge Route is
followed to Rochester by going through
Pekin, Ridgeway, Medina and Clarkson
From Rochester it is preferable tc
run from Mendon to Canandaigua
there joining the Mohawk Valley route
and continuing through Geneva, Seneca
Falls, Auburn and Skaneateles to SYRIA
cuse.
From Syracuse the route runs south
70 Cazenovia, which joins the Cherry
SalleS IOIil pine GI oOoSh'i4lS, AiSA
the route turns east going through
Ssngerfeld, Bridgewater and Richfelc
Springs to Springfield, then along the
beautiful Otsego Lake to Cooperstown
named after James Fenimore Coope,
and known as Deerslayers coun
try. From Cooperstown the route goes
south to Oneonta, then through Daven
port Center, entering the Catskills a.
stamford, n. Y
Two Roads From Kingston
From Stamford the route Is cas-
to Grand Gorge, then south to Ark
Vile, through Shandaken. Ph9nici'
and Beechford, skirting the north shore
Of the Ashokan Reservoir to Kingston
From Kingston there are two route
TO Eewburgh: one following the wes
shore Of the Hudson through High
land. the other inland through New
paltz.
The return TO New York esn b.
made by crossing the river to Beaeo,
and going down che east side Of th'
Hudson River, or csn be continued OIL
the west shore from Eewburgh through
Tuxedo to Now York.