The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-29
Completion of Last Link Of Ne,u
Glacier to Gulf Motoruay Opens
Most Unique of Nations Highways
TINE recent completion OF the /

Ty HE recent completion OF the IL
mile Wind River Canyon high
\ way on the Glacier to Gulf mo-
torway south of Thermopolis, Wyom-
ing, at cost Of more than $4,000,
removes the last obstacle In the de-
signation and development OF this
great 3,000-mile north and south in
|ternational highway. Calgary to Tam
pico via Glacier, Yellowstone and
Rocky Mountain national parks to
the gulf. Passing In line through
the east entrance of Glacier National
Park, Great Falls, Billings, to Dem
yer, through San Antonio, and con-
nection every east and west trans
continental highway In Canada, Mex
leo and the United States on the east
ern slope OF the Rocky mountains,
a scenic highway through the great
est farm, livestock, and industrially
resourceful section OF the country, a
coutry which produces every require
ment for human wear or consump-
ton, from furs and wool to cotton
and silk, and from wheat and corn
to sugar and citrus fruit, under ev-
cry climatic condition, health, pleas
ure and recreation, atmosphere.
The Glacier to Gulf motorway.
starts at Calgary, Canada, and IN
follows the eastern slope of the ~
Canadian Rockies to the east "
ern entrance of the Glacier ma s@ssE
tional park in northern Montana "
and thence south along the T.
route of the Great Northern, u
Burlington and Colorado South
ern railways through Great
Falls, Judith Gap, Billings to
Denver.
At the east entrance of the yell
lowstone national park, the mo-
torway makes triangle so that
the tourist or commercial trav-
eler may go via Powell and
Cody to the Yellowstone park
and GreybulI, or direct through
Lowell to Greybull, Wyo., TO
Basin and Thermopolis over
very fine government standard
gravel highway either way. The
Big Horn Hot Springs are To-
Gated there. Thermopolis is al
so the northern entrance to the
great Wind River canyon, the
gateway through towering gran
lite mountains where the ii miles
of scenic highway has just been
completed at cost of s750.000
being "a per cent granite con-
struction with three tunnels SAT -
feet long through solid granite;
thence over new standard
highway passing under the railroad
and through Shoshone, Casper and
Cheyenne over splendid gravel high
ways.
The Glacier to Gulf route follows
Colorado state highway No. all OF
the way across the state OF Colorado
via Fort Collins, where another tri-
angle is made SO that the traveller
may go via the Rocky Montain ma
tional park and Boulder, or direct
via Loyeland, and Longmont to La
Fayette over paved boulevard to
Denver, the gateway to 10 noun
tain parks situated In an area OF 800
square miles and connected by 100
miles Of mountain boulevard 20 feet
wide, and free camping is permitted
in every one Of these parks with
the exception OF Lookout Mountain
where buffalo Bill Is buried. Fine
tourist parks, camps and service sta
tions are to be found in every i'm
portant place along the route OF the
Glacier to Gulf, but at Denver Is a
s250,000 municipal motor camp de
luxe, Overland park, so ocres of
woodland shade with commodious
three-story clubhouse and conces-
sionaire In charge OF all departments.
South from Denver the motorway