Show pi mum IM aft do d amok ARA ro A P re de nt xz 4 POW rim N 0 mn AR ad fa ap 0 dav div V laj ljj ti P 4 all 4 V Z I 1 0 N 1 N a iwa V oy by ELMO SCOTT WATSON N J OTINO tho the site for ills fits summer vacation president hoover lins has set het an example for till nil pg hla fits fellow americans unlike some boino of lila its predecessors who picked upon one particular locality and established a summer Suni tiler white house there he la Is devoting I 1 9 it five v 0 or six weeks of ills month and next to nn nil automobile tour of 0 a number of the lie national nati parks tn in the west traveling by easy stages anges from one to another after spending n R short time in each one thus these vast arena areas of scenic wonder have this summer Buni iner become playgrounds for a president although tile tho hoover tour serves if anything to emphasize tile the accessibility of ailese vacation lauds to every american and the alie filet that they belong to every one ane of us just ns as much as they do to the president of tho the united St states ittes although changes in the itinerary Ittner may lie ile rondo during urling tho course of tile tour at tile the tillio this article was written tho the original announcement of hla his plan called for visits to tile tho following national parks gla glacier cler in northen nort lien Alon montana talia yellowstone in southwestern grand toton in south central wyoming ligocky mountain in north norih central colorado mesa alesa verdo in southwestern colorado sequoia and yosemite tn in california and grand canyon in arizona in general it was announced noun ced lio ito would in the north rind work south visiting first macler clader and making his fits lost stop atop nt at tho the grand cunyon canyon when lie ho la Is washington bound already famous ne as a fl abIng president ilont mr fr hoover according to early announcements would spend a week in glacier the longest longe sf halt proposed for tile the entire journey of more moie than t allies because of tile excellence of tho there however in ill most of the park he will pitch ilia camp temporarily lie ho mill avill find con coil and well stocked streams in the yell yellowstone 0 w for instance the national park service which has supervision over the 21 national parks parka scattered throughout the country reports that trout fishing 1 ili yellowstone Vellow stone waters Is unexcelled all three drainage basins in that region abound in trout which often are record breakers ns as to size alzo yellowstone lake la Is tile the home of large trout which are arc freely taken tho the park assert while the yellowstone river fiver arid and lla its rles yield excellent catches tp to the skillful angler there la Is good also in the other rivers of that largo large park fi As well in many lesser takes lakes the united states bureau of fisheries during recent years hiis its been keeping the lakes and rivers of the national parks parka well stocked with lah fish having established special hatcheries for tilla purpose anti and co ing closely with tile tha officials of tile the Natio national nill park service in providing this sport for all visitors to the various parks however tho the opportunity for fishing which the tut will enjoy during ills tour of tile national parks Is only ti it minor item tn fit tire the attract attractions lons which they will offer him of our national parks it has been said the national parks scattered mostly throughout tle western part of tile the united states fro in border to mexico with one on oil tha ille maine coast another in ili alaska and still another in IIa offer the lite greatest playground given by any nation in ili the world to its people these great areas set apart for the permanent use and enjoyment of the american people not only afford opportunity fur for healthful and pleasant vacations they combine natural beauties and wonders which taken as a whole are wili excelled in any other part of the world they are outdoor laboratories in which via the geologist the botanist betant t the student of wild life and of nature in ili any of its varied and ever varying forms forma may profitably depend weeks or months of intensive study the national constitute a perpetual art gallery in which the lover of rocks and trees and skies Valri led in all their natural colors by tire the master hand of the universe finds never neer ending pleasure and they are a series of muse vms in which are spread before the eye of tile alie beholder tire the eoys geyser arl and the mu mud volcanoes of the yellowstone stone the giant trees of the yosemite and sequoia the stupendously wonderful canyon of the grand canyon described As flathe the rea greatest test example of erosion and the most sublime spectacle aclo I 1 I 1 I 1 it I 1 F I 1 1 4 A k at 1 rg N in the world tile the extraordinary waterfalls ot of the yellowstone and yosemite tire glaciers of 0 mount rainier and tire beautifully blue cr crater liter lake lying in the vast hollow of nn an extinct volcano with sides 1000 feet high the prehistoric cult cuff dwellings of tile the mesa alesa verde the pinnacles of the girice canyon tile the only active 0 volcano lit catlie the united states proper ht at lassen mount blount mckinley the highest mountain lu in north america rising higher above the surrounding country titan linn any other mountain in the world and nuin numerous crous other marvels man els of nature there are more features of conspicuous grandeur in the parks of tile the united states ahrin are readily reail lly accessible in ili nil the rest of tile world together while considered individually there are few if tiny ani celebrated scenic act alc places within easy reali reach abroad which ure are not equaled or excelled in ili Ain america erlen at tile barne time there anre many features 0 of american Amer letin scenery which are not to ile be found anywhere ani where else elbe or if found tire are unequaled abroad in ili sublimity ar or beauty there are more geysers of largo large size lu in our yellowstone ellow stone national park for instance it ts is pointed out by the national park service titan in nil all the rest of the world together the nearest approach bang aliv gey ser fields of iceland and new Zett land again it Is conceded the world over that there ts Is no valle alley y in existence so go strikingly beautiful as yosemite and nowhere can be found A canyon of such stupendous size and sun exquisite coloring olor lne as the grand clinton af pf of the colorado in sequoia national park grow trees so huge and old that none quite coro com pure pare with them although the visit of president hober to t 0 the national parks will ft as previously stated emphasize their accessibility and the filet that they bolong belong to till of us not dot even tile the publicity which lucli ll cli ills his tour will it give ghe these playgrounds pin grounds will bo be needed probably pio bubly to 0 draw to 0 o thein it record number of visitors lits year por or we e have jiabo been taking advantage in increasing numbers every year of uncle bans invitation IP couie come out and play in YOUR aull playgrounds the national parks park a the growth in ili the number who have hao answered that lull call leiis tits beiji it 11 steady one will tl the OM of tile year 1011 1914 when tire total amounted to only all hut but hi by 1021 1921 it ft hid had passed the million mark and in 1027 1021 1 it went tnt over the two million mark I ast sears cara record ricord wits and it ts Is predicted partly because licin use of the tour that this year tile number will exceed Sri OO in addition to ta tile more moie titan two and a hilla million americans will lio enjoined the wonders of the 21 national parks last avar thore more than half a million visited tile the sa 31 national na dional reservations or of historic lil or scientific interest fu terest euch as tile the pe trilled forest in arizona tile the dinosaur in n utah and tile the chaco cliff dweller ruins bulna in new Mexico ilitch which also are by tile the Nut national lonal park paris service with will tile the annual influx of this hordo horde or of pleas ure nrc seekers it tins has been an increasing problem to take care of them in such a ivay ay as to ahsu assure re their greatest enjoyment during their stay aitay vat the national park service sen ice has proved itself equal to the task there tire ample facilities for all via stora with nir air sizes of pocketbooks so BO that rich and poor alike can enjoy themselves ym abany of the hotels have the finest equipment and every aery luxury n L XAVA X AVA that can be obtained to in large cities there ore are cheaper hotels also arid and lodges in ili which visitors may live very comfortably and quite economically then free public automobile camps have been established some of them with housekeeping denb ins ina and cafeteria service water electric light and sanitary colv conveniences i enlen are furnished na as well ns as firewood lien anti and in some places open fireplaces for cooking tn fit a word there are ae tourist accommodations in tile pinks parks to suit nil all tastes and purses tile the alm aim of the national parl paric service sen ice Is to fulfill the purpose for which liese great open spaces have heen been created and to malie them popular and comfortable table and available aval lable tor for people of all degrees of 0 income one feature of the parks parka which the national park service Is emphasizing and to which it t Is giving more and more attention each year Is tile educational opportunity which they offer th they ey are becoming great centers of nature study and this la Is being encouraged in every way vay possible comprehensive plans for the development of general educational work in tire tho natio nationiel nill parks have been worked out carefully by n special committee of experts appointed for that purpose in speak fag ng of this director horace if 31 albright Albrig tit declared that perhaps the most marked progress af pf the year car past in connection with the nat national lonal parks paries lias has occurred in the development of tile the exceptional natural educational opportunities available nino years ago he explained the possibility of developing these areas from nil an educational and inspirational as well as recreational standpoint begun began to t be dimly realized realised reali sed and in ina a small experimental way v 3 y nature gulde guide and museum activities beiro undertaken un d e rt a ken in yosemite national park the movement tie ho added met with popular acclaim and fit at the same time attracted the attention of scientists the fact that president hoover Is to tour tile the parks by automobiles recalls the tact fact that it la is only within recent years that motor cars haye been admitted to these playgrounds previous objection lieving been on oil tile the ground that it woul I interfere with the stagecoach stage coach coith routes in the reservations and further that it would frighten or kill many of the wild alili nals in the hie parts parks the newest problem in ili the national parks la Is now presented by airplane up to th alie present time the national park service han not e permitted the construction of permanent landing funding fields within park areas upon the ground that avIn aviation tIon la Is still in its experimental stage and hat until more could be assured to the pub lie ile in this modo mode of travel it could not be sanctioned cut but mr bit albright makes tile the prediction that the airplane probably pro bubly in the near future will become an accepted menns means of transportation to barlous var lous parks tf if not within them this question Is being studied not only by government officials bu but also by others interested in the subject of the extension of air travel in tills this country by demera waru newspaper paper union |