Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-09

IN TOURIST LURE
Beauty Unspoi|ed in Alaska,
Hawaii and Virgin
Islands.

The Tourist Bureau Of the National
Park Service, recently established IN
New York City to coordinate Federal
and State efforts in public education
concerning scenic, health, historical,
and recreational opportunities OF their
respective areas, will also furnish,
upon request, similar information re-
lating to the Territories OF Alaska and
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. These outlying Areas OF the
United States offer many fascinating
inducements to the American tourist.
Alaska is still the American frontier.
There may be seen the pioneer life
which vanished from the continent
more than q generation ago. In
Alaska nature still displays It's original
Abundance and unspoiled beauty: and
the people are self-reliant, neighborly,
hospit,lble
1ue steamer trip to Seattle through
the famous inland passage is in itself
an adventure, as 1t winds through
deep, mountain-encircled waters, past
picturesque Indian villages. and on to
Valdez, where the Richardson Auto
Trail leads northward or to Seward,
where the Alaska Railroad is reached.
T. mile from Sitka, one of the towns
sometimes visited en- route, is the Sitka
National Monument, site Of an ancient
Indian village and Of historic battle
between the Russians and Indians
more than a century ago. Now 1t
contains some of Alaska's most inter-
esting totem poles.
Stopover at Mount Mckinley.
The Alaska Railroad and the Rich
ardson highway go on to Fairbanks,
less than 2 degrees south Of the Arctic
Circle. Visitors travelling north on
the railroad may stop over at Mount
Mckinley National Park while those
using the highway can take the train
south from Fairbanks. In the park
mighty Mount Mckinley, monarch
Of the North American continent
reaches an altitude of 10000 feet. The
park is famous for its herds OF caribou,
moose, and mountain sheep. and many
Of these animals may be observed on
route from highway or railroad
Three other national monuments
Glacier Bay. with spectacular tide
water glaciers; Katmai, recently active
valcano. with Its Valley Of Ten Thou
sand Smokes. and Old Kasaan, an
old abandoned Indian village-are not
SO easily accessible. although the
enormous glaciers of Glacier Bay are
visible from steamers passing through
the Icy Straits to the Gulf Of Alaska.
Fascinating as is the scenery Of
Alaska, its human interest is equally
absorbing-for it is the land Of Indian
and Esquimo Of Russian colonization
and of sourdoughs of the days Of SO.
Tropical Hawaii Different.
No greater contrast could be found
than between Alaska OF the frozen
North and the tropical Hawaiian
Islands, both reached from the Pacific
Coast.
Hawaii, the Paradise of the Pacific,
Is unlike any other spot on earth. It
Is known as the melting pot" Of the
world. with its admixture Of Hawaiians
and other Polynesians, its Cauoasians,
chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and
others. Volcanic in origin, its val
canoes. unlike those OF other places,
are friendly-people rush to the VOL
canoes, not from them. when Madame
Pele, Hawaiian goddess Of volcanoes.
stages show.
It's plant life, too, is different. Al
though trees, flowers, and shrubs have
been imported from all parts of the
world and thrive in the hospitable
Hawaiian climate, the native fora
survives. There are forests of tree
ferns; the rare silver sword plant; the
ethereal cereus, blooming only at
night; royal palms; colorful hibiscus;
huge banyans, monkey-pods, and
royal poincianaS.
Temperatures Moderate.
The temperature Of Honolulu rarely
climbs over IS degrees and seldom de-
sends below IS degrees, while the
water at Waikiki Beach maintains q
year-round average of IS degrees.
But changes Of climate may he easily
secured in the islands, for the tenn
perature drops about four degrees for
every thousand feet Of elevation, and
on the islands of Maui and Hawaii
one may ascend to heights of from
10000 to $4,000 feet The Kilauea
and Mauna Loa Volcanoes on the
island of Hawaii, and old extinct
Haleakala on Maui-in whose ire
mendous crater grows the silver sword
plant-are included in the Hawaii
National Park.
One Of the interesting trips to be
made in Hawaii is by airplane from
Honolulu, on the island Of Oahu, to
the national park and back, in the
interval between breakfast and dinner,
If no more time can be spared for q
visit to the volcanoes.
Puerto Rico PICTURESQUE.
Within reach of our Atlantic Coast
are Puerto Rico and the Virgin islands
Puerto Rico, outermost of the Greater
Antilles, is the cradle of Spanish
civilization in the Americas. There
Ponce de Leon and his soldiery paused
to build the greatest Notifications in
the New World. Especially picturesque
are the battlements and bastions OF
Ell Moro, San Cristobal, and San
Geronimo, surrounding ancient San
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