, 1924-12-18
WYOMING AS
SEEN BY THE
AUTO TOURIST

I1O1V 1VOlClOl
Following are a few quotations
cleaned from letters of noted lady
tourists giving their opinions of Wy
oning. The leading quote Is from
an artist of ability. Here Ia her YER
dict.
you people who have seen Wyo-
ming only from the train, and think
1t a desert. a wilderness of sage
brush and cactus, should have been
with Us on a recent trip along the
Yellowstone highway from Casper to
lost Cabin, Shoshoni and Thermop-
oils. 1t truly was the most enjoyable
Trip 1 have ever had, East or West.
and yet people who have lived right
mere for years don't ever know there
Ia a wonderful trip like this to be had
and so close at hand. They can tell
you all about motoring in the East,
but they don't know that on the yell
Rwstone Highway, not far from Cas-
per, Is Heil's Half Acre, which is
grandeur and beauty Of coloring and
curious formation. compares with
many more famous places. We pass
cd through some wonderful country
past range after range of noun
tains-each n different from all
the rest. in size and formation and
color and shape. And as for color!
thought I had seen splendid colors,
put I've never seen anything like
these OF Wyoming - mountains of
purple and bronze and green and
even bright red! Even the dirt in the
road Is not satisfied to be Just plain
ordinary dirt. but must needs be
green or yellow or red dirt! The
road is a real trail-it wanders
hhher and yon. dipping and curving
Just. 1t seems, 10 give n a continu-
GUS change of picture a wonderful
view at every turn.
The Openness and bigness of
the country. Its vast spaces, and big
skies surely grip one. You find your
self adjusting you eyes to sweeping
over great distances - everything
clean cut and distinct in the clear
atmosphere-and unconsciously your
mind throws off the petty trivial
things of every day-and lives l N big
big spaces. too"
This is from a lady who has been
a great traveller and comes from a
family OF globe trotters. She says:
When you travel through Wyom-
Ing. by all means tour it in a car.
Never attempt to take 1t in by train,
for you will lose all the beauty OF
the country. We have had numbers
OF fine trips over this part Of the
country. n of which 1 enjoyed i'm
mensely. was from Casper west over
the Yellowstone Highway. through
Lost Cabin and Thermopolis. 1t was
all so wonderful, the bigness of the
plains. the mountains In the distance,
md the coloring. Every color mag
Unable blended into one gorgeous
msss. A regular natural Oriental
rug"
From n who has also Travelled
a been over most of the United
States:
'One of the most beautiful trips
l have aver taken in my travels
the United States was re-
gently enjoyed On going from Casper
70 Shoshoni by way OF Lost Cabin.
One was never minus a thrill OF
Wyoming scenery. Going
through the vast expanse OF plains
with the beautiful mountains loom
ine up on all sides. some g~orgeously
c0aored. while far ahead. before we
reached Shoshoni. the s~now-capped
peaks OF the Rockies and the Great
DNde which was never out OF sight,
yet constantly changing. Why. /
don't the people realize
what a good cement road through
lhis country would mean to wyom-
ing! For II is a wonderful introduce
ton 70 Wyoming. and tho park It.
self"
Mote this from \ lady from the
State OF Illinois who only heard of
Wyoming as a barren waste OF land:
Before coming to wyoming my
Impression OF It was that It was moth
ing but a barren country. But after
taking a few trips by car over the
Yelowstone Highway I became very
much impressed with II, and now I
would say II was anything but bar
rem. we ave W. the corn fields
and meadows and farms In the East.
but after riding over the Yellow
stone Highway ! can never rave about
them again. I think I shall
q rnving ever the beauties of Wy
oming. The wonderful scenery. the
beautiful mountains. the magnificent
colorings. the clear atmosphere, and
tho tremendous paccs are so i'm
pressive that one can never forget
them. Truly the only way to see Wy
oming Is by automobile over tho
Yellowstone Highway"
Wyoming Roads.