Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1921-08-17
FRED AVERY TELLS OF
TRIP TO CALIFORNIA.
1927 Lincoln Way.

San Francisco, Cal.
Dear All promised you a line on
our trip but failed to do so and will
now We arrived here July Gath hav-
ing travelled 1880 miles on our trip.
We had very good luck both in the
weather and road all the way. Also
the car worked fine with very little
trouble or expense. We went across
Iowa on the Lincoln Highway to
Council Bluffs and continued on the
Lincoln Highway across Nebraska
and to Cheyenne. We made our best
time from Omaha to Cheyenne over
hard roads, even better than on the
pavement of Cal. Wyoming roads
leaves things to be desired as far as
surface goes but the scenery enroute
well makes up for the difference be-
tween their roads to some other we
have encountered. We had a fine
trip and time in the Yellowstone Park.
We Travelled 314 miles in the park so
you see we saw it all. Much of the
loop twice. We left Yellowstone park
on June Both thru the Gardiner en-
trance, staying in Gardiner auto park
that night. We enjoyed the drive up
ShOshone Canyon from Cody, Wyom-
ing to the Park as much as any part
of the park or our trip. We went to
BoZeman, Mont. and there were snow
ed in for three days until July 4th.
We have met up with many Wiscon-
sin people many who have friends or
relation in Lancaster. We were in a
large variety of climates, from freez-
ing weather to la above zero. We
camped by the side of IA it. snow
bank at Crater Lake and they were
blasting the snow from the road
around the rim of the lake, in places
20 #. deep. Two days later we camp
ed at Red Bluffs, Cal. where it was
10 above zero at 500 p. m. Some
change, I think. We went into Crater
Lake Park from the Medford entrance
and for change we came out the
Klamath Falls way. 1t was some
change, too. From klamath Falls to
klamath Hot Springs about 40 miles
was absolutely the worst roads of our
trip. That means almost impossible
The California pavement was very
welcome after that trip. We came
over 210 miles of paved highway the
last lap of our journey from Red
Bluffs to San Francisco. One can
keep comfortable here without an
effort. The nights are cold and
winter covers on the bed are always
welcome. Usually IS above will
catch the high mark in the Mission
district or warm belt of S. F. There
is difference of about 10 degrees
between the Sunset district where we
live, 1927 Lincoln Way, on the south
ern border of Golden Gate park and
the warm belt. [ am part owner of
a 100 car garage on 18th and Valen-
cla SITS. the main thoroughfare out of
the city to Los Angeles. My brother
in-1aw and myself have it.
see by the paper John Orion was
in San Francisco. He noticed the
GOODNESS here. We like it very much
here. Lou Fishers brother, Mike,
lives blocks from us. The announce
ment of our marriage at Council
Bluffs, Iowa was wrong: We were
married on Tues, June f4th at the
home of Mr.. J. w. Martin, 1913 South
9th ST., Council Bluffs. The Martins are
my wife's sister-in-law's people. We
left the afternoon of the 18th for
Yellowstone and cost Miss Judd ar
rived in Omaha from San Francisco
Sunday, June 18th and we, Donald
and I arrived at Council Bluffs, SAT-
urday, June 11th.
Hope you can take that Yellowstone
Park trip, Al, it is worth the time and
expense. Must close now, AS ever,
Yours,
FRED B. AVERY.