Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-01-07
Our Trip
From the Coast
A Narrative by Miss Ethel
Smith, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Smith.

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We left Carlisle, Washington A. small
town located seven miles from the
Coast just as far west as one can get.
With the Olympic Mountains covered
with snow, which can be seen in the
distance. The summers and winters
are quite near alike, withits dense for
est all along the ocean line, and it rains
considerable, with flowers all the year
around.
AS | was saying we left on the morn
ing or September fifteenth, nineteen
twenty, taking the Yellow Stone Trail
through. The car was not SO heavily
loaded and all our family of seven, one
seven months old baby, who was the
best sport of the bunch, slept like a
little old man, and always ready to 60.
The car was an Olsmobile eight, TAX
ing our camping outfit, and did our
own cooking.
After the long days journey of one
hundred sixty.three miles, where we
camped at Snoqualmie Falls, known as
the Snoqualine Pass, section, of the
yellow Stone Trail. which ranks among
the principal Highways of Washington.
Things OF interest it is famed for is its
diversity of scenery and views of un-
surpassed grandeur, dense virgin for
est are traversed along turbulent
mountain streams as the road winds
its way to the summit of the Cascade
range, reaching it by the way of seven
switch backs, there we reached an
altitude of six thousand and some hun
dred feet.
Taking with US the day of starting a
small black dog which had his place of
riding on the side of the car on the
running board. This dog had been to
the Yellow Stone Park, and other trips
around, was killed by man runnirs
over him, we were so sorry :. -.
s.m|zSS i could not maA-
C-cfselveS b.u ~ was gone.
AS | must continue my story, the
second day out travelled over what is
known as the Blewett Pass, with its
beautiful scenery and winding roa6z.
reaching an altitude of four thousand
four hundred feet. We then leave our
mountain scenery for while, down
into the heart of the Wenatchee Valley
Chelan County, in the most famous
apple district in the world. In this
valley, along the Columbia and Wenat-
chez rivers is one continuous orchard
seen. up and down., Auto roads lead
in all directions to innumerable points
of interest. A labyrinth of lakes and
beautiful farms close in view. For a
commanding view one should climb
Saddle Rock Mt, Mt. Rainier, Hood
and Baker, also the smoke of Walla
Walla is visible from some points. It
has established free camping sites for
us of automobile tourist. Here will be
found every convenience, situated
along the banks of the Wenetchee
river, swimming pools, equipped with
individual fireplaces, free wood, tele-
phones. This is one of the most beau
tiful places thought of great interest
AS we are leaving Wenatchee, we
pass through the picturesque Columbia
river valley to Oronde, where we enter
the Cold Creek canyon, ascending one
of the worst roads on our trip, with
switch backs. steep plunges, and
winding grades, to the top OF mighty
plateau, where you look back and your
heart almost jumps out of your mouth,
father said, he never would like to 90
down backwards, passing through now
the immence wheat belt of central
Washington, broken by a few isolate
prairie districts.
The following night we camped late
in a small town, Coulee City, it was
quite windy and sand blowing in all
directions, il also thundered and
lightened, and it was new to us as one
does not witness it from where we
came. We were up bright and early
next morning to get good days drive
and in our rush came off and left ouN
kerosene oil stove, never noticed IL un-
til forty miles away, and Dad said
"nothiDg doing in going back" so had
to buy new one. My! how father
dreaded to spend another ten dollars,
and he has not got over it yet.
After another few hours drive we
struck the Acadamized road, forty miles
west of Spokane, we had no trouble to
make our way through, as we had been
through once before. Leaving Spokane
we pass over what is known as the
Great Apple Way, striking paved road
OF about forty five miles long, with its
vast fields of apple trees on both sides
of the road, when in summer Is beau
tiful sight to see all in bloom with its
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