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y, dining room and other con-
'veniences. The lodge service varies,
from very simple cabins to de
luxe lodges with private bath, fold
away bed. and porches facing sor-
geous views. Even in the hotels
there is . wide range Of choice, from
modest American plan accommoda-
tions in room without bath to the
sitting room suites available In sew
eral Of the parks.
Three or four Of the larger parks
haYe all these classes Of accommoda-
tiohs. In others. the de luxe accom-
modations Of the lodge take the place
Of hotel service. All have public auto
camps. provided with sanitation and
lighting.
THE type Of camp ground generally
developed in the national parks
provides individual camp sites con-
sisting Of a spur for the automobile
leading of the main entrance high
way, space for tent, . stone fireplace
and rustic table and benches. Bould-
ers or other natural stone generally
mark the edge of the parking spur,
and natural screening where possible
Is used to separate the camp sites.
Special trailer camp sites also have
been built or are under construction
IN many Of the parks. The camp sites
follow the general plan OF the regular
automobile camps, the main di6er-
encsS being the longer parking space
involved and the necessary loop In the
spur to permit the trailer to be moved
forward as 1t returns to the main road.
For the visitor coming by train, bus
or airplane-and there is new airplane
service this year to several of the parks
bus transportation Is provided by
the park concessioner. Yellowstone
National Park has . feet of 400 yellow
buses-said to be the largest sight
seeing fleet" available at any resort
area throughout the world. These
buses also take visitors to Grand Te-
ton National Park, to the south Of the
Yellowstone.
The red buses Of Glacier National
Park also serve two parks, making the
run between Glacier Park and Can
ada's Waterton Lakes Park to the
north. These two parks, by act Of the
Canadian Parliament and the Con-
gress Of the United States, now COM
hine to form the Waterton-G Glacier
International Peace Park, and are
serving as an inspiration toward the
establishment Of q similar interna.
tional park on our southern boundary.
IN the Big Bend country Of Texas and
Mexico.
The biggest travel loop covered by
any Of the park buses Is in colorful
Southern Utah. where q comprehensive
park sightseeing trip includes Zion
and Bryce Canyon National Parks
and Cedar Breaks National Monu-
ment, and extends across the State
line to the north rim Of tho Grand
Canyon in Northern Arizona,
WAsHNdToN1ANs look, upon
Shenandoah National Park, in
the Blue Ridge Mountains of virsinia.
almost Is their own. 30 popular Is
this park, with It's Skyline Drive and
excellent opportunities for hiking and
horseback riding, that 1t attracted over
. million visitors last year. At the
present main concentration point for
vSftors-Skyland, famous for several
generations-cabins have been recon.
ditioned. and the dining room and
conee shop put in operation. Many
trails rad1ate from Skyland to lure
hiking club devotees, equestrians and
those who like . little mild exercise.
A new development q Big Meadow
Is under way, with group Of cottages
already available for use. A lodge
will be constructed there during the
the summer and will be ready for use
late in the season.
The Great Smoky Mountains Ma.
tional Park in North Carolina and
Tennessee-within easy reach OF Al.
proximately 10000. 900 people-has
not yet been completed, and there.
fore no tourist accommodations have
been installed beyond two camp.
grounds In the Smokemont and
Chimneys areas.
A splenid road leads across the
park, crossing the Smokes at New.
found Gap and aRording the motor.
dst spectacular views Of range after
range Of the highest mountains in
the Eastern part Of the country.
Although not rising to the spectscu.
lar heights Of the Rockies ana the
High Sierra, some Of the peaks In
the Smokes rise 5000 and 5000
feet above their base, making them
nearly - high to the eye a. those
peaks Of the West, which, starting
from valleys . mile or more above
sea level. reach upward TO elevations
Of $4,000 and more feet.
The trails Of the Smokes lead
through magnificent rain forests to
tree-crowned peak or grassy knob or
through . mass Of Wild flowers.
Mountain streams abound. ripping
over boulders aud containing fighting
dsh.
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