Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-06-28


lif the budget can stand little
grtrn strain a. the ssams"
After talking over such places
a. = lake resort vacation or a va
cation 10 The country you finally
decide 10 take long trip 70 the
vest coast Neither gus ~ you
have seen mountains, the dessert
me Grand Canyon the Painted
Desert Or TIE great national for
est You decide 10 make these sH-
ira side trips a. part u your yara
ton
Being sensible. you have care
/ fully planned your trip Friends
advised you % cross the desert
early IN the morning before the
sun gets too warm Finally. the
great day arrives and you are
driving out u your garage Al four
a. ~ on beautiful morning ia
June
You notice how much freshsr
the air Is early IN the morning and
the scenery IN your home state is
10 beautiful About i've 3. NJ you
ate good hot dinner found
sleeping quarters Tor the night
drove around TO see the city and
by ten 3. ~ you retired
Fab morning you we're on
your way bright and early after
having eaten good breakfast
The morning you started across
the desert you were on yonr way
by $50 ~ and both o. you
Werc 80 sure you Understood what
friends meant wheH they called
the desert deBolate At daybreak
you were amazed 10 see the miles
and miles Of the little white rib
bon highway hat stretched
out ahead Of YOU You never
dreamed ot anything like It There
WIS nothing anywhere but you
that little ribbon and occasion.
atty n filling station or another
m0t0nat
Being flst, you could sec the
highway for miles
Then, almost before yoa knew
Il. you wondered what on earth
was the matter with the gasoline
sou bought at the last station
You did not srem 10 be moving
with a great ease rs you had been
Then sou saw the great big
sign and you we're amazed 10 see
" read, "Ypu are now 10000 feet
above sea level "
You were up IN the mountains
and you thought you were going
up a hiiI But on, when YOU
reached the top nue look down IN
20 the canyons and II you are like
one friend | know sou jumped IN
20 the back seat pulled a cover
over your head and lot your hua
band take over"
RE wanted you to look at the
beautiful scenery down In the
canyons and on other mountain
levels You told him to look YOU
had soen an you wanted 10 seel
You did get up courage enough
10 look At the algn The Contin-
entail Divide You had studied
about this part u the country IN
school and you were happy 10
really GROSS 'thc Continental III
vide"
soon you were Eotng around the
narrow winding highway trst up
and then down Some seemed 80
narrow then there was that sign
that read have your brakes
checked here steep mountain PASS
ahead"
You booked az your husband SIT.
ting there 70 calm Never had sou
admired him more than Bt this
time He was so calm you decided
. 90 enjoy what there was 90 ace.
with Thin a. FIRST the scenery
was az beautiful you had decided
. the HEu was wrong. because q
wasn't So steep after all 10 ono
minute The blood almost Iruee ia
/ y1ur veins as you hooked down
and saw the sheer drop oe The
mountain You wondered bow any
enc could hold car back un such
a ran You paved at tho nlg on
vaur side isllently putting gn the
brakcsl Uuui you foot was al
most numb
Your husband tried e. reas
~urr you and ynu knew he was
right, bat you crAvird over thc
~cat and when you acame up a.
. gaia" you were on good old solid
. ground
As far a. you could sev nc
ground was level 80 you said
dear. sou must Re ur,yA / sill
drive Cor while BE was very
happy Cor the rcst ard ea you
df8 ln'a the drivers seat Just
then the station man began vip
ing the glass ON your side ard vou
sold btm tho scenery was bsRagN Gal