Show i 5 S s sS S S H S i ft S. S i Motor tor Camp Camping ng Is Luxurious i 1 E II l IlM By Comparison S With Old Way WayBy 1 1 By Florence M. M I From Motor I If ic I It is a re regular ular Institution that has co come cometo cometo e i to stay and it Is one of ot the most wholesome wholesome wholesome whole whole- some some fads which has ever become popular In n Every tourist nas always nouriShed a sneaking hope that some day dayle he le might camp it But this widespread Western Vestern Innovation of m camping tor-camping betters letters tire the every-day every acceptance of the term a as much as a a. 1918 cylinder eight model puts to shame the two two-c two cylinder linder wonder of earlier days Along with the of new customs the full significance of the cumbersome cumbersome cumbersome cum cum- impedimenta on all aU Western cars soon dawned upon us At t first the dusty like gypsy-like appearance of every car whether it was a small roa roadster lster or a large arge touring car amused us It seemed rather an imposition upon a car to so disguise disguise disguise dis dis- dis- dis guise it that it looked like a prairie schooner without horses Each owner displayed marvelous in the way he redesigned the lines of his car that it might take on th responsibility of ot a packhorse Cars carried in built-in crates on on the running board from which danIed dan- dan sled led every species of sUitcase box cooking cook- cook ng JOg utensil and duffle dume bag Sometimes articles of clothing huge shoes mayhap n swayed In the breezes Again coops Inthe in inthe inthe the rear or triangular fitted boxes over overall overall overall all fenders put the Santa Fe Jo freight eIght cars carso to o shame Soon the full glory of oC the auto campers' campers ta hunting tI g grounds s burst upon n us im vf It tame Came as a placard which led to toU a charming spot beyond FREE AUTO CAMP GROUNDS And now the secret was out These summer Bummer campers vere Were and abetted by this remote and tiny Uny hamlet which swung aloft its i Invitation to partake In full ull freedom of ol the inclosure offered Soon a more ambitious town added a stream and enticed the passerby to fuller preparedness This second step read RUNNING WATER Truly modern improvements were on on their heir way Mentally we aired the contents contents contents con con- tents of our duffle dume bag and scathingly appraised appraised ap- ap praised raised our Eastern Idea of camping ne- ne These had been hidden away In n the hold of our roadster This camping camping camp- camp ing ng ground offered running water thin thia time piped electric lights and excellent aos n stoves Tt These S are ebl unknown nak t east of the West They resemble es a short chimney from which run side troughs of stone From the top of the side walls extend extend ex ex- tend grated bars and pieces of metal are placed over the blazing grate storing up Intensified heat like a Jacketed stove We Ve picked out our first spot early that we might anticipate the coming of other campers We Ve drove the car under charmIng charming charm- charm Ing ng pine trees tree slung the guy ropes over Its ts top and staked the tent sec securely rely Other wayfarers drifted In and soon the sounds of hatchet blows clanged in the mellow n-ellow air Tongues of flame from the mountain stoves cut the twilight and se seductive seductive seductive se- se odors whetted a appetites already keen Never was bacon more crispy potatoes better Jacketed or coffee mor more appetizing Shortly the cities vied with each ach other for extra the minute camping attractions At Pueblo In a charming suburban park h mountain stove now adorned a picturesque pergola structure in which were cosy seats and tables talles Here for the first time we found the proper r guest book on a specially built desk where guests were requested to r rg- rg gIster g- g ister their impressions of the fine art of oC camping It was an unique and edifying collection Of course one would expect Denver fo o show quite the 4 last word in camping grounds It Jt proved no disappointment The city proper authorizes the daily dally camp cleaning furnishes free light fuel and water It lays out th the camp grounds Into numbered lots one of which is assigned to the applicant for tor camping privileges This ThIll li is made necessary because over motor cars camp here nightly Small wonder that it is a popular abode It is f fg housed in the charming city park k t that that- wt t g r kIs contains an electric tin fountain t and is bo lo- lo 4 on the shores of a lake And every afternoon and evening a hundred yards f. f away th the Denver municipal band randers renders ren- ren reni i ders a full program A huge map at the entrance of ot th the camp grounds gives de detailed detailed detailed de- de tailed Information for worth-while worth motor trips in the vicinity of Denver Further along deep In the heart of the the- the v woods comes the Genesee park camp campgrounds grounds Not to miss any attractions SJ 3 we crept into Bergens Bergen's shadowed long-shadowed wt camp grounds Here is a shelter house Inclosing a huge ten-foot ten tone stone ton fireplace At Evergreen rustic slabs picturesquely picturesque picturesque- ly by bridge e the stream close by the road road- side This is Bear creek the free trout stream which is annually stocked with trout And on the banks of the creek is a magnificent three-arched three shelter shelter shel- shel r ter house with every type of mountain r stove and backed wp by a ridge of mountains moun- moun While New Mexico's motor camps re- re ft to tamed the same priced popular-priced attractions attractions M they lacked the charm of setting of other camp grounds Possibly the very s practical turn which they gave to the i custom was ws In a a. measure responsible for this For in some busy city centers certain car car- tam tain car manufacturers had an inclosure s. s adjacent to their service stations with a tj t sign rf FREE ACCOMMODATIONS S Naturally with this introduction we r exp expected much of the Grand canyons canyon's ft camping grounds But the actual camp JI- JI grounds are many yards from the rim of I the canyon and on the side of a hill Here the prospective camper must go to the adjacent garage and register his name 0 rt t J state and car Likewise he must go to the garage for all water needed paying for it at the rate of 25 26 cents per night v This Is necessitated by the immense cost 7 rt Involved In in carrying all water in tank cars to the Grand canyon anyon from Del Pi FI FLu II Springs miles south But to camp on the rim of this Titan of chasm one must tour thirteen miles along the rim to Grandview w. w Just as one plans to glimpse the Coliseum first by moonlight so does one here creep out in inthe the small hours of oC daybreak to see the i. i canyon For t there Is nothing I which emblazons emblazons em- em blazons ns a all its ls I quite it so hm much muchas h J Jas as camping o out t on the near brink of its 1 rim to catch the first glint of gold which J t turns It into the rose-glow rose and the the the- tr transparent shadows v of daybreak s t d Trudy Truely In t reaches reache IS i its crescendo from the canvas glory of or camping on the rim |