The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-27
MOTORISTS MAKE TOUR
OF PARK TO PARK ROAD
Flivver Parties Prepared to
Live Outdoors During
Their Trip.
fpv HERoERT coREV.l

(Mr. Corey has been accompanying
the motorists who are making the great
circle drive on the park park high.
way under the auspices OF the National
terlor.l
yellowstone National Park.--cars
from every state In the Union have
entered the Yellowstone Park this year
except from the states OF North and
South Carolina. No one pretends to
like old faithful. the working geyser. or
Jack johnson, the buffalo bull, who spe-
ciallxes IN holding up the Cook city
stages, New Workers. have been here
by scores. Ohio. Indiana. Iowa. all tho
resented. Florida "A strong on hoboing
awhecl. Main and Massachusetts and
the rest OF the blue fronts have been
here. California OF course, and oil the
westerncrs. Only North and South
Carolina have contentedly stayed Mt
home.
About 10. 900 cars have entered dur
Ing the season. or these seven out
OF ten. II appearances may be trusted
have carried camping parties. Now and
then one meets the big, husky, sort
padded aristocrRt OF cars. II bears its
owners TO the camp hotels beyond u
question. Many OF the middle class
cars are parked In front " the go
called camps, In which all tho COM
forts OF camping may he found with
out any of the discomforts.
How Fllvver Parties Live.
But the flivver travels with n frying
pan and AK, tied with bits OF string
on ono side, and n rusty tent and bed
roll on the other The man with the
fiiver Is tho ono who gets tho most
good out OF Yellowstone Park,
Last night passed by a typical
camping party The fllv was parked
alongside the road A fly was stretched
from y under which the old man was
stood az a distance. Through the open
door I could see two kids, n bed roll,
n mirror, and n canvas wash basin,
Mother was standing at the edge OF the
for dinner. Mother was about rs. at II
guess. and wore n pair OF riding
breeches which had either been made
for her, or had been shrunk on by
the weather. Anyhow, mother wholly
justified them. Over the camp fire
that the statement IL made that
grandma wore pair OF doughboy
pants--they might have belonged 60
the old man OF the outht; his shoulders
we're too long. They came clear TO
grandma's shoes. and grandma did not
wear iegpnRs and Individually ratified
In their upper platitudes, Tho effect
was picturesque. hut sad,
Average Stay a Week.
That IN tho sort OF outfit one meets
everywhere. The average stay OF Il
cars In the park IL six or seven days.
But that covers all sorts OF cars. The
big ones wharf in through Sylvan Pass
and over the Corkscrew bridge,
where the road twists on itself like
the extinct pretzcl In order 20 make
the grade, and 30 on 10 the canyon.
A glimpse into its depths OF gorgeous
coloring and then the big car Is on
for Old Faithful Next night secs
the grind up Mount washhurn. from
which summit seVenty-nvo miles or
mountains may be seen and the white
| and red and yellow terraces 81 Mani
moth hot springs done. Then the big
| car is off for the outer world.
The big cars owners are not TO bo
blamed The hotel fare IN Yellowstone
Is OF the first order and the rooms are
| fresh and clean Tho government holds
down the rates 20 So so per person for
| board and room without bath and In
| the permanent camps n maximum OF
| $3.50 IN permitted for which the guest
gets three OF the sauarcst meals pos
sible and board and-c canvas tent
which iH comfort itself when the fire
] Is lighted and the wind begins 90 ruffle
! the steel blue lake, hut even at the
| minimum rates the cost mounts mp for
the big cars owner
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