The New York herald., 1922-06-04
ONE OF THE BEST
500 MILE TOURS
A. A. A. Expert Outlines Route
That Appeals to Him
the Most.

Whoever plans a tour of several days
duration naturally wishes IL TO include
sust as great vraiety of scenery as
possible, without of course, sacrificing
very much in the way of good roads
and satisfactory hotel accommodations.
says Leon A. Dickinson of the A. A. A.
Moreover, most motorists are also in
terested to a certain extent in points OF
historic interest, even though lack OF
time precludes anything more than
cIrsory inspection of these latter. Those
residing in and near New York city are
peculiarly fortunate from motoring
standpoint because every trunk route
radiating from that point provides excel
lent road surfaces and each of them
leads eventually TO regions that afford
a maximum of touring desiderata in the
way of scenery. good hotels and historic
landmarks. iT1
Hence it is. that the task of selecting
a three-day tour which will consume
about 500 miles Is really quite easy on
account of the wealth of available possi-
bilities. In point of fact 1t Is possible
to pick out half dozen tours, all OF
which will fulfill the above requirements
in a very satisfactory manner. If pos
sible, however, it is obviously desirable
to include Just as much scenic variety cs
practicable, Incorporating the mountains
and the seashore as we'll as rivers and
lakes. Not every tour affords all of
these, but there is one at least that falls
within this category and for this reason
It has been selected for detailed descIip-
tion here.
The first section of the route in ques-
tion comedies with the well known Bos-
ton Post Road all the way 20 Springfield,
running first along the north shore of
Long Island Sound to New Haven Via
New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, Rye. Port
chester. Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk
and Bridgeport. The logical stopping
point for luncheon the first day is New
Haven; this is seventy-five miles from
: New York and is well provided with
hotels and restaurants. The Boston
Post Road as far as this point is practi-
cally unmistakable, being marked by red
bands on the poles. Both Bridgeport
and New Haven are important indus
trial cities, the former having attained
during the late war premier position
as a center for the manufacture of arms
and ammunition as well as military and
naval munitions of all kinds. New
Haven's chief claim to fame, however,
lies not in her manufactured products.
but is rather dependent on the fact that
the city is the seat of Yale University.
The next section of the tour, from
New Haven to Hartford, is over an ex-
cellent blue banded highway running
northeast via Wallingford -Meriden and
Berlin. The latter half of this road.
from Meriden to Hartford, is paved with
concrete throughout and is undoubtedly
one Of the finest examples Of this type
of construction to be found anywhere In
the Eastern States. Meriden Is bustling
little manufacturing city. while Hart
ford has the honor Of being the capital
of Connecticut, as well as the leading in
surance center of the country. Between
Hartford and Springfield there are two
available roads, one following either side
of the majestic Connecticut River. Both
of these are paved and both are marked
with blue bands on the poles throughout,
but that along the east side of the river
from East Hartford undoubtedly pro-
vides the better surface. The distance
from New Haven to Springfield is 65
miles, making the total run for the day
140 miles. Springfield is well provided
with good hotels, it's principal points OF
interest to visitors being the beautiful
group of municipal buildings and the
Government arsenal.
Thus far the tour under consideration