Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-08

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one or more of the national parks
while many others will be revisit
ing old scenes, lured by the memory
of some lofty mountain crag, the
smell of the purple sage, the haunt
ing whispers of pine trees talking
softly on a starlit night. Go West,
Young man" is still a phrase that
stirs the imagination of those of us
who live on the Eastern Seaboard.
If you like to hike and ride amid
sky-touching peaks, to wet line
in a sparkling stream, to lie IN an
Alpine meadow and watch the clouds
roll by, your choice for a vaca-
ton may we'll be the Rocky Noun
tain National Park in Colorado or
Glacier National Park in Montana.
Infinite Variety.
II you wish your scenery supple
mented with some of the prodigles
of nature, you will, of course, choose
the Yellowstone National Park in
wyoming with it's spouting geyserS,
boiling springs and painted canyon,
or the Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings
CANYON national parks in California,
with high-walled valleys, towering
waterfalls and giant trees.
For those who like volcanoes, there
will be ice-capped Mount Rainier IN
Washington, Crater Lake in oregon
and Mount Lassen in California.
Carlsbad CavernS in New Mexico.
Mammoth Gave in Kentucky and
Wind Cave in South Dakota Will
call the alphabetically inclined,
and, if you don't know it already
YOU are a speleologilst if you make
a practice of looking for new holes
in the ground.
Almost every interest is satisfied
in some one or more of the national
parks. There is infinite variety.
For those who like things on
stupendouS scale, there are the
mighty Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO River in Arizona and Bryce
Canyon and Zion national parks IN
Utah. There are woodland trails,
fishing and boating for those who
wish a northwoods vacation at Isle
Royale National Park in Lake ST.
perior, or one may go down to the
sea at Acadia National Park on the
rockbound coast of Maine.
Record Crowds in 1916.
Those who want to be far from
the madding crowd" may lose them
selves quite successfully in the
mountain Businesses of the Olympic
National Park in Washington, the
Great Smoky Mountains in North
Carolina and Tennessee, or in the
mountains and deserts of the Big
Bend National Park on the Rio
Grande in Texas.
Record crowds sought the varied
pleasures of the national parks last
year total of more than 81 ,500,-
900 people. That is lot of people,
and, yes, there was bit of conges-
ton in some of the parks. Some
people complained that they did not
receive the type of accommodations
they had reserved; others, without
reservations in advance, had to wait
In line for assignment to cottages
or tents. while few. no doubt, had
the experience of sleeping out under
the stars or in their automobiles.
The majority of complaints were
eood-natured. for most of the va
caucners realized that both the Ma
tional Park Service and the conceS-
sioners operating hotels and camps
were faced with a difficult job in
the first postwar summer and under
the circumstances were doing the
best they could.
Again this season there is every
indication that some of the parks
will be taxed to capacity. All
through the spring months, Grand
Canyon has reported record crowds
with all hotel lodge and cabin
space taken every night.
Get Confirmed Reservations.
One need not be frightened away
from a national park vacation, but
motorists who expect to stop over
night at hotels, lodges or cabin
camps in popular parks such as the
Yellowstone, Glacier, Mount Rainier,
Yosemite or Grand Canyon during
the months of July or August should
make reservations as far in advance
as possible, and get them confirmed
Vacationers who purchase tours
from rail or bus companies which
include side trips to national parks
will have no worries, as their park
accommodations are arranged for
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