Evening star., 1940-12-08
Southwest
Paints Vivid
Memories
Fasteners AWed
On Discovering
Strange Land
By FRANCES S. DEAN.

Sooner or later every fastener
discovers our American Southwest.
BY motor, train, or airplane, he
arrives in that unique section, long
est under the rule of the white race
and last to become familiar to our
Eastern populations. He goes, he
sees, and he is conquered and hence
forth his scale of values is >incalcul-
ably extended. He longs for the
unbounded space and immeasurable
heights of that fantastically beau
tiful country where mountains are
every color but the green he has al
ways associated with them; and
where the air has the eXhilaration
of sparkling Burgundy.
Forever after his dreams are
haunted by visions Of Indian pueb-
los, prehistoric ruins, Navajo herds
men watching over their sheep,
illimitable skies of stainless tur-
quoise bending over deserts and
mesas incredible in the chaotic
shapes and colors of their vege-
tation and rock formations. If he
takes Uncle Sam into his confidence,
he may Gull from an alluring list OF
national parks and monuments
where winter calls no halt In their
varied diversions and inspirations.
They range from such geologic Won
ders as the Grand Canyon and
Carlsbad Caverns to freaks Of ma
ture like Chiracahua and the White
Sands of Almogordo, with prehis-
toric ruins and old Spanish mis-
sions adding their mystery and ro-
nance.
Excellent highways. de luxe ac-
commodations on ace trains that
live up to the best traditions OF
railroad efficiency, trans-continental
air lines, motor buses-all await his
convenience. Within u hours, by
train, he may. step from our Ma
tional Capital to our greatest man
made body of water-Lake Mead at
Boulder Dam. The dam itself and
the city of Boulder are admins
tered by the Reclamation Service.
which constructed the dam: and
the recreational area centering
around the lake is under the jurls-
diction of the National Park SerV-
ice.
Camping Sites Dotting Shores
Are Open the Year Round.
Many miracles have been brought
about throughout the country by
the C. c. c., but perhaps none Is
more spectacular than those that
have materialized around this
mighty engineering project.
Boulder City is an oasis, where
oleanders flame in blossoms and
tan1arisks wave their feathery
crowns. Along the shores Of Lake
Mead are camping sites equipped for
year round use, even to individual
electric stoves on the meter-in-the-
slot system. Boating and fishing,
and even bathing for those Of husky
physique. may be had every day in
the year in the midst of scenery
where volcanic peaks and weird
desert growths form the background
for a lake as blue as the Mediter-
ranean. Airplane travellers step from
their plane at a field which the
c. c. c. helped construct on the out
skirts of Boulder City. They also
helped in the building of one of the
most interesting museums in the
Southwest, the Lost City Museum,
at Overton. within few hours auto
trip from the dam.
If the vacationist has travelled in
his own car he will prefer to motor
to the south rim of Grand Canyon
National Park. Arizona, about half
a days fast driving from Boulder
Dam National Recreational Area.
Open the year round, winter does
not interfere with the enjoyment of
this super rather. the
tinsel and crystal of Jack Frost but
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