The Nome daily nugget., 1936-02-07

mauga and the Shenandoah. Andrew Jackson's home, the scene of Sher- mans march to the sea and the sites of some of the great Confederate vic. tories should not be overlooked l Northerners will be interested in the sight of cotton growing and fascinat- ed by the charm of southern hospital ity, just as southerners are interested dustries and the summer recreational possibilities of the North.
 No trip through the South should overlook the most beautiful capital city in the world. Washington, D. C., If 1t Is not that already, is certainly destined to become that. It Is con- sidered the most important capital in the world, and it Is surely the busiest at the present time.
 These things that we have been talk ing about are for the larger part vaca' tion attractions in America that are comparable with those in Europe. But the United States has more and more to which Europe can never pretend. | Most important of these are the na- tional parks, which were host to near ly 100000 persons last year and will probably be visited by an even greater number during the tourist season of | 1885.
 America has its own Mediterranean"
 
 beaches along the Gulf of Mexico are visited by throngs in the summer as we'll as in the winter. Florida's climate and vacation attractions might be com pared to those of southern Italy. New Orleans is piece of Old France, even to the dress and habits of many of it's people.
 Great Scenic Parks. l Outstanding of all these national parks is the Grand canyon of the Col orado river There Is nothing like 1t anywhere else on this earth, at least. This fearful panorama of nature at it's widest, most awesome and at the same time most beautiful is sight to remember for the rest of your life.
 Some of the other national parks have sights to see that are nearly as grand but in a different way. There is Sequoia, in California, with the old. est living things in the world, the giant trees, whole forests of them, which tower above as high as the sky. scrapers of our metropolises. Yel. lowstone Is the oldest of our national parks and one of the most popular, with its Old Faithful Geyser and it's other natural wonders. The Yosemite with the greatest waterfall in the world draws its share of the summer thousands
 Other national parks, some of which may be included in your summer tour, are Lafayette, in Maine; Glacier, In Montana; Rocky mountain, in Colo. rado; Rainier in Washington; Crater lake, in Oregon; Lassen volcano, in California; General Grant, in the glorious Sierra Nevada range of Cali, fornia; Mesa Verde, in Colorado; Platt and Hot Springs, in Arkansas; Silily's l Hiil, III ANol LII l'dholti anu " ibu Na' V in South Dakota.
 Our national parks contain good ho tels, where fine meals are served and where prices are adjustable to almost any pocketbook. They get us out of doors in summer, when we need re. lief from the years work, and let us follow their delightful trails through gigantic laboratories of nature. They give us a true picture of what our fore bears had to conquer when they first explored this land and built upon it the nation which we like to think is a good deal better in which to live thar any other on earth.
 There is little that the European va. cation cap offer us that we cannot duplicate here in our own country And the difference in expense, it is needless to say, is tremendous. Rail roads. especially the western railroads as well as other travel media, have pre- pared tour programs this year which most of us can afford, and have re duced regular rates for the summer months. It's easier than ever this year to "see America first"
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