Evening star., 1921-07-03

and inconvenience to travel The adVi,-
able thing to do while upon the road
in this state or In Nebraska. In the
event of rain. is to wait until 1t Is past:
unless the storm Is of exceptional se =.
verify the journey may be resumed
without difficulty in but few hours
after the sun has come out.
From Omaha. on the missouri river.
westward the motorist makes the grad
ual ascent of the Cookies The rise or
the land to the Continental divide Is
| so gradual that 1T is difficult to appre-
c:ate the increasing elevation. Across
the state the Lincoln highway TINS year
is in better condition for travel than 1t
has ever been before. Splendid progress
has been made in grading. draining and
graveling and the wet-weather taboo
has been practically eliminated.
Changed Surroundings.
! AS the tourist reaches the western
part of the state he begins to appreciate
changed surroundings and "a dif1srent s a..
"out west" The man on horseback IS
more frequently seen. The sOmbrero is
the accepted headgear. 1ntensively cul-
tivated areas become more rare. Ihe
open range comes into v,ew-the SAGE
brush the tumble-weed, and ever larger
grazing herds OF horses and cattle begin
to indicate the fringe Of the real west.
Arriving at Cheyenne, Wyo., particu-
larly if the arrival is timed to coin
eide with the Frontier days celebration
the western atmosphere is emphasized,
and once enjoyed is never forgotten;
AS in Nebraska, notably improved
Lincoln highway will be followed across
the state Of Wyoming. where but three
years ago this route was trail. the
tourist today will find something less
than sixty miles OF what might be
termed poor or hard driving across the
four hundred miles OF the route in this
state.
This is truly phenomenal develop
ment for which the greatest credit
must be given to the wyoming state
highway department. which has de-
voted itself with conmendable consist
ency to the Improvement OF the Lincoln
highway. indicating the states appre-
ca ton Of the economic value of this
great road.
Through Utah and Nevada.
! Utah offers scenic diversion aplenty.
Mountains and valleys and. probably OF
the greatest interest. Great Salt lake
and the Great Salt lake desert. Every
effort is being made by the Lincoln
Highway Association TO bring about the
completion Of the Goodyear cutoff'
across the lower arm of this desert.
which will do more than anything else
to facilitate tourist travel across the
United States. II. and when. completed.
this stretch Of road will eliminate the
1Or dlrncultIeS OF tne tTlp dcIoSS tie
state and the continent. The state has
delayed the completion Of this road.
toward the building Of which the asso-
citation contributed 100000. The state
in consideration of this contribution
contracted to complete the necessary
desert link in 1918. but after spending
the associations money, has not yet
found the balance needed to finish the
Job. Because OF this delay. all cross
country travel suffers.
Inquiries should be made by the west
bound tourist at Orr's ranch. and by the
eastbound tourist at Gold Hill. as to
conditions existing upon the route be-
tween these points and the advice re-
ceived followed. In view Of the states
neglect of the Goodyear cutoff. the
old Lincoln highway route. around the