, 1923-06-10

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In the 1929 report of the National
Park Service the management de-
votes nearly a page, crediting the
| National Park.to.Park Highway with
increasing travel to the National
parks and Mr.. Albright. superin-
tendent OF the Yellowstone National
Park. on October 4. after the close
of the 1929 season, wrote in part as
follows;
MY observations this summer ON
vinces me that the National Park-to-
Park Highway Is gaining in favor
fast and that it is only n question of
n short time until 1t is only most
popular vacation touring route in the
country"
The popularity of the Master Scenic
Highway of America and the National
parks. is evident by the number of
tourists that made the entire trip dur
ing the season of 1922. In the parks
and towns on the highway during
the latter part OF the season was
noted any number of cars displaying
the National park stickers on the
windshield. Some returned home
with as many stickers as their wind
shield would hold. Many letters have
been received in the office of this
association recommending the tour to
others which in reality is h grand
est motor trip that can be selected
on this continent and in the world
for that matter. because the highway
offers not only a possible but prac-
teal routing sending the motorist
over not only the best road between
each Of the parks. but through many
scenic and r~ecreative places and in
four entirely different climatic
tries. the semi-arid regions east of
the Rocky Mountain range the moist
timbered country of the northwest.
the salt blended atmosphere of the
Pacific coast and the dry interesting
country of tho southwest. with the
novelty Of climbing to h higher
elevations OF eleven or more oun
tain passes encountered on the high
way all of which are negotiated with
case, comfort and safety by my car
I'm good condition. With an occa.
sional thrill, and the new experience
of finding II easier to go up than
down which is not a problem II the
driver will adopt the customs of
mountain driving by descending the
OIBtI kIAuth Will tIBAIlt III bthA
and spark switched of. There are
very few accidents in mountain driv-
ing even though the roads are some
what narrow in places and while 1t
looks as II there were no turn outs
nevertheless they are there, and a
little care in driving is all that is
needed. The writer has driven the
mountain highways for years and
would rather drive the average noun
tain roads than tho graded country
roads. There is less danger.
Time Required.
The Master Scenic Highway OF
America may be taken in so TO 10
days. visiting most or all of the parks
and many OF the larger cities in the
west. but It is more advisable to plan
for longer time. Drives during the
day should not be long and hard be
sides there are so many reasons for
Crater in the Mohave Desert; the
Mystic Maze rear Needles: the Meteor
Crater. a mountain made by the fall
ing Of n large meteor. The Zuni In
dian Pueblo with Hawikuh one of
the seven last cities of Cibola. the
interesting Indian trading posts in
tho Nawojoh; the petrihed forest; the
Aztec Ruins which is a National
monument; the Hells Half Acre; Wolf
Creek Pass nearly 1000 feet above
sen level. tho Wind River Canyon.
the most scenic 20 miles OF highway
In tho world with its unexcelled