Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1937-08-05
Willow Folks See
Wonders of West
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funeral or marriage-not "till death
do us part" but 'for time and all
eternity"
The streets of Salt Lake City are
unusual, being 1872 feet wide, and
the blocks four rods square.
From Salt Lake City we Travelled
through Zion Park to the Grand Can
yon. Our highway through Zion Park
was the most breath-taking we had
yet travelled. On both sides rose beau
tiful stony mountain peaks in bright
shades of yellow and red with our
road winding up the mountain sides
like huge serpent. Looking down
we could see several layers of our
highway beneath us, the cars below
about the size of flies. We drove
through a tunnel over a mile long
which was being repaired at the time.
Far From Civilization.
That night we spent the farthest
from civilization that 1 ever care
to be-in Marble Canyon, Ariz. We
were 80 miles from a town in one
direction and 1875 miles from one
in the other; 40 miles from the near
est telephone, and 125 miles from
the railroad.
After a morning drive through
beautiful Painted Desert" we ar
rived at the south rim of the Grand
Canyon. The magnitude of the can
yon cannot be expressed by mere
words. The Colorado river, over a
mile beneath us, looked like tiny
thread weaving its way through the
ii mile wide "crack in the earth"
The rock sides of the canyon are
painted" in beautiful colors-truly
the work of great artist.
Visit Boulder Dam.
After driving along the south rim
for some 20 miles we crossed another
desert on our way to Boulder Dam.
Through here we saw many odd and
beautiful cactus and Yucca trees,
some in full bloom.
Our first view of the dam was the
biggest disappointment we had had
1t looked so small and unimportant
as we saw it from the top of the
mountain, but after circling down
closer we began to realize the i'm
mensity of the project For a quar-
ter we were taken down a 500 foot
shaft on a tour through the entire
dam. The inside has beautiful marble
floors, reminding one of large hotel.
One room, containing the huge dy-
namos, covers ten acres, the largest
power plant in the world.
From Boulder City we drove to
Las Vegas, New, then on to Santa
Anna, Calf, up the coast via River
side Drive to Los Angeles where we
stopped to visit relatives and friends
for a day. Some of the principal
points of interest we saw were the
Rose Bowl, the famous Grape Vine
at San Gabriel Mission, Aimee Nc
Pherson's temple and the Chinese
Theater. Of course we drove through
Pasadena, across Suicide Bridge"
and through Hollywood, Beverly Hills,
and Culver City (where motion pic
lures are made). The homes through
OUT tNlS country are Tor the most
part nearly palaces.
No need to mention the beautiful
flowers and palms. Geraniums grow
to the roofs and are considered a
weed. We stopped at one of the
many orange groves and picked
oranges.
Along the Coast.
From Los Angeles we drove up the
coast to Oakland. After driving across
the new Oakland bay bridge and
spending the afternoon in San Fran
cisco in Golden Gate park and at
the ocean, we took the ferry back to
Oakland. In the bay we could see
Alcatraz Island, the present home of
Al Capone.
From Oakland we drove to Oregon