The daily morning oasis., 1920-04-11
|N|CE TRIP FOR ALL.
LOVERS OF SECEN-.
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all Natures children naturall turns
to nature. To get away from the
longing which at this season of
pavements and cement sidewalks is
the year strikes hard at the inner
most feelings of the dweller of the
city. To get ones boots off and
wade little or simply tramp bare
footed>over the green grass is long
ing that hits the grownups as well
as the children at this time of the
year; and while many of US feel the
restraints of civilized living too
strong upon us to follow this inclin-
alton, we do want to get out into
the country sit down on mother earth
and eat picnic dinner.
Most of us being tied up during the
week by our business, it is only natur
al that on Sunday we should want
to get out the car and go for anice
drive some time during the day
whether it be after services for few
hours only of whether we get out
early and greet the sun as it comes
over the hills.
For the information of our readers
and to foster the movement now pre-
valent in Nogales for more and better
roads; The Oasis will hereafter pub
llsh every Sunday morning for the
next few weeks a description of
possible drive out for Sundays out
ing There are far more interest
ing places near Nogales easily acces-
sable by auto than are generally
known, and The Oasis believes that
IN telling some of the interesting
places and interesting the people in
them it will be doing real service
to the community.
The description of the trip to Bear
Valley, which appears in this morn
ing's paper is therefore the first of
a series which will appear on Sun
day mornings and last throughout the
Spring and a good part of the coming
Summer.
One OF the prettiest trips out of
Nogales and one displaying some of
latures most wonderful scenery is the
trip to Bear Valley. This trip while
little bit long, is easily made in a
few hours leaving plenty of time for
The picnic, the enjoyment of the
scenery and return home if the start
IS made at any reasonable hour in
the morning.
A number of people Of Nogales
nave signified their intention of max
IN the Bear Valley trip TODAY. so
description Of the road is here given
for their benefit.
The road is over the RUBY or Mon
lana mine road, which leaves the
main Tucson highway just beyond the
Potrero bridge about seven miles
north of Nogales. Theroad is good
and easily followed, as it is easilv dis
-ingulshed from the small ranch and
wood roads which turn off it. Pass
ing over the first ridge, one comes
TO Calabasas Canyon, and crossino
over the ridge there reaches Alamo
Canyon. The road leads up this can
yon for quite a distance and then
crosses over to Walker Canyon where
is located the forest ranger station
Should one desire not to 90 furtbe,
Ihls IS an excellent place for picnic
as there is lost of shade and nIentv
Of good water.
ohe' however, will be well repaid
oy going a little further, even for a
snort time and good picnic ground.
[or m just over the next ridge is Pena
Blanca, where one of the fines+
springs in the entire state is located
ana Where numerous varieties of trees
Join In supplying an abundance of de-
lghtful shade. Grass abounds here
and more delightfu. picnic ground
would be hard to finG The stream
here is bubblina mountain brock
permanent throughout the year. and
tts music is song of denial to tho
popular conception of desert Arizona
onould one desire to go to the Bear
the road from Pena Blanca
rises rapidly, skirting the south end
OF the Atascosa mountains. The
grade at the base of Thumb Butte
vista of beautiful scenery
The grade however, is easily negoti-
able by any good car, and the road is
good for a mountain road. The high
est point of the trip is reached as the
road rounds the mountain; and from
there is gradual descent into the
beautiful Bear Valley, about 25 mics
rom Nogales.
The point where the diversion from
;he main Ruby road is made to get
down into Bear Valley is somewhat
obscure, and needs to be watched for
carefully, but when the valley is once
reached one can drive for mil
through ever changing scenery typi-
cal OF southern Arizona mountain