The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1922-06-06
WINNEMUCCA ON
HIGHWAY To PARK
Motor Land Magazine Describes the
Proposed Boise Winnemucea
Road; Would Shorten the
Trip by $50 Miles

Trip by $50 Miles
Many a motorist has visited the
world-renoxned district OF the Yel-
lowstone. Yet few have expert
eneed the delight OF visiting. even
afoot. one portion Of this great ma
tional reservation which has yet 10
be made accessible TO the motor car.
But trails have been Iblazed into the
midst of its wonders by scout
parties sent out by the Idaho State
Ausoboniile Association.
Yellowstone National Park joins
the state Of Idaho on the east, and
il l. here that the means OF ap-
proach into the virgin country OF
the park lies
Under the plans for the new
boulevard through Idaho to Yellow
stone National Park, six hundred
and fifty miles viii be cut from the
present touring distance between
California and the National rexerva-
ton. By using the Boise Valley
Winnemueea highway the distance
to San Francisco i reduced By i've
hundred miles, and the successful
completion Of the new road to the
Idaho entrance Of the park viii cut
of an additional one hundred and
fifty. A cross-eountry run IS being
planned for the ATE summer months
which viii go from Winnemucea 70
MeDernitt, Nevada 70 Jordan Val
ley, Oregon; than Nampa, Noun
tain Home. Haley, Areo, Dubois,
and Ashton, Idaho.
Blazing the Trail
Late last fan a party Of erthusi-
astic motor tourists left Ashton,
+ Idaho, with the idea of ascertaing
the feasibility Of the construction Of
an automobile road through Targhee
National Forest at a point that
would provide an Idaho entrance
F into the Yellowstone region.
Twelve miles from Ashton the
automobiles had 20 be abandoned and
the party proceeded afoot. After
a three hours tramp the top Of the
Falls River divide was reached and
here a magnificent outlook was to
T be had. Mount Moran and Grand
Teton, sublime in their awe-inspif-
+ ing height, make up a great part of
the horizon line. After descending
/ the easy slopes of the divide the
Fails River was encountered, which,
with It's silyery ripples. is an ever
lasting lure to the angler.
Here, twenty-four miles from the
town Of Ashton, is the boundry line
Of the park and an impressive en-
trance to this great wonderland of
nature.
Cave Falls, a wide expanse of
water, 30 feet in height raises the
echoes through the forests. Twenty
five miles from the park boundry
line and fifty miles from the town
Of Ashton is Old Faithful, the gey-
ser attraction Of the Yellowstone.
Gems of Waterfalls
+ TIE richest gems in waterfalls lie
along this Idaho entrance trail.
Just of the proposed highway and
easy of access, there are other
jewels, such as Bridal Veil and Fl
CURE Eight Falls in the Boundry
River, Cavern Falls on the Little
Fork. Union Falls in Mountain Ash
Creek--a thing Of great beauty.
Then there are Colonnade Falls,
Rainbow Falls, Iris Falls. Double
Falls, Ragged Falls, the Cascades
of the Beehler River. Then there
is Ouzel Falls on the west fork of
the Bechler. and Tsrraced Falls on
the Falls River, and many others, a
Teritable paradise of nature, abound
ing with trout and all manner of
fish.
There are excellent camp sites,
ana the water Dl lnc>t Tftfs anu
creeks is good for drinking pur-
poses. which is not the case with
the Madison, Firehole and Yellow
stone rivers.
The proposed road, which would
make for Idaho an excellent way
of entrance TO the Yellowstone Ma
tionaI Park, necessitates only the
construction Of a twelve-mile stretch,
and the unique advantage which
this way Of approach offers in the
way of scenery argue for its early
completion.
The road at the Idaho entrance
10 the Yellowstone would auto
maticaily create three loops or four
opportunities to carry the tourist
traffic into the Yellowstone Park
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