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Show MONUMENTAL HIGHWAY REVEALS WONDERLAND iSCENIG REALM , LIES IN REACH DF AUTOMOBILE Appeal to Nature Lover May Be Found in Every Mile of Entire Journey. Rocks of Marvelous Coloring Color-ing and Grandeur Mingled With Prehistoric Houses. In these days that mark the passing of summer's reign, with the approach of autumn heralded by nature's unfailing unfail-ing signs of ripening fruit in orchard and coloring of leaves in high valleys and on the mountains, thoughts of au-toists au-toists turn toward seeking a placa where rigors of frost and ice are virtually vir-tually unknown and where nature herself her-self will afford abundance of opportunity opportu-nity for both rest and exploitation. The motorist need not seek far nor delay long. One of America's greatest, scenic wonderlands, rivaling the world-famed world-famed Yellowstone national park in beauty and grandeur lies within the limits of the Beehive state and a small contiguous part of Arizona. Although visited in 1917 and 1918 bv a fair sprinkling of tourists, this wo'nderfully attractive scenic realm remains comparatively com-paratively unknown. It is a region that presents something different, a place where one may find the appeal of beauty, the lure of the unique and drawing power of the mystic and weird. New Highway Marks Route. It is required that the autoist blazs a trail into this land of marvels; it is to be reached by the new Monumental Monu-mental highway, which passes along the Utah-Arizona1 boundary through Monument Monu-ment valley and along the rim of the Grand canyon of the Colorado to St. George, Utah, furnishing a direct automobile au-tomobile route that is passable nearly every month in the year and which was mapped and logged in 1917 by Irr. W. II . Hopkins of Salt Lake and Dolph Andrus of Bluff, Utah. According to thesa experienced travelers and other globetrotters globe-trotters who have made the trip, nowhere no-where in the world is there a highway of similar length that contains the number num-ber of beautiful, interesting and rare scenic features to be found along this route. The world war closed the gates of Europe to tourist tavel for four long years and more even now. chaotic conditions con-ditions in the old world are virtually a bar to travel for pleasure; the result has been a more active and aggressive exploration of the seldom-visited spots of the United States, a stimulation of the desire on the part of the people to "see America first." Autumn Climate Ideal. AVhilo even the midsummer climate of the region through which the Monumental Monu-mental highway passes is easily withstood with-stood by those accustomed to warm weather, as witnessed .by the fact that Professor Byron Cummings. formerly of the University of Utah and now with the University of Arizona, always makes it a practice to visit this land in summer, sum-mer, the autumn season is really the ideal time to make the trip. Throughout Through-out September, October and November, the most captious, critical tourist could ask no better climate. The unusually clear and pure atmosphere seems laden with vigor and health, with zest and contentment. Other features that are not to bo overlooked are the hospitable spirit manifested by the people and the marked ability of the guides who are ready to conduct the tourist on on the many desirable side trips that may easily eas-ily be made from various points along the Monumental highway. lYank Hyde of Bluff, A. Spencer of Goodridge, the Wetherills of Kaycnta, Zckc Johnson of Blnnding, the Johnson brotbers of Lee 's Ferry, and Keith Warren of Tuba City, are among the persons who know the section "as a child knows ita mother's face," and are ready to supply sup-ply both information and facilities for exploration. Salt Lake Is Start. From Salt Lake to Bluff, which is virtually the beginning of the -journey on the -Momnm-nlal highway, the auto road is well known, frequently travelled and correctly lodged. Hundreds of motorists mo-torists daily pass over the road from Salt Lake to Provo. From Provo, the preferred route is .by wav of Prii-e, a familiar trip to many, while from Pr'ieo tho motorist should drive to Green-river. Green-river. From Grecnriver to Monticello there is a good road, with an easily-traveled highway from Monticello to lilandin and from Blanding to Bluff, the latter stons being only twenty miles apart, while for those who find it more convenient con-venient to go bv wav of Thumpsons, thero a regular stae line from Thompsons Thomp-sons to Bluff tlj.it insures the road being be-ing kept open for tourist travel. Beginning at Mopa Verde park, which (Continued on Following Pag.) WHERE AUTQISTS MAY EVER FIND NEW SCENES I L k AMERICAS W QNDE$lMZteJ&&T''L ,')) f c.4..c.rAy Y- ' i-JK. t J & . Y9 :' i curroh-eujat ruins X 1 t?wV h -$S MONUMENTAL U HIGHWAY ll (A J K' . o BLUFr ST GEORGE lX j CAN VON ROUT TO CALIFORNIA "" 7 ff V MOn. highway mmm I v 11 a t? ? i SCENIC REALM IN REACH OF AUTQISTS (Continued from Preceding Page.) contains the largest and best-preserved ruins of the ancient cliff dwellings, the road leads to Bluff, a matter of about three hours' automobilo journey. I Bluff is in the heart of the Navajo Indian country, and from here the Natural Nat-ural Bridge monuments are visited by pack trains, a side trip of four or five days, that furnishes, according to those who have made the journey, a sight not elsewhere to be equalled. From Bluff the route passes along the San Juan river, crossing at Goodridge on a substantial sub-stantial suspension bridge, and a few miles further on the autoist enters the picturesque gateway of Monument valley, val-ley, which lies both in Utah and Arizona. Ari-zona. Prominent among te many monuments monu-ments are the gigantic "Organ Bock," "El Capitan,'r "Squaw and the Mittens," Mit-tens," "Moses's Bock," from which water gushes forth, and many more, equally unique and wonderful that have as vet received no name. Tho route then leads southwesterly to Kayenta, an Indian trading post, trom which a great many eastern investigators investiga-tors have been guided to visit the Bain-bow Bain-bow natural bridge and to behold the amazing ancient cliff dwellings. . From this land of prehistoric ruins an excellent road leading south and west crosses Marsh pass and brings the motorist to the quaint trading post at Kcd Lake, a reminder of the monasteries monas-teries of old Europe. Then, another run of two hours brings one to Tuba City, center of an Indian reservation, where large Indian schools are located, irom Tuba City an auto stage runs south to Flagstaff, Ariz., on the Santa Fe railway. rail-way. Moenopi, one of the many Hopi Indian villages, is but a short distance away, and here interesting native life, customs and industries can be studied at first hand. Leaving Tuba City, the highway leads north to Lee's Ferry, passing along the multicolored range called "Echo cliffs," on the Houserock, the center of Bar Z ranch. From here over a good road, climbing up the Kaibab plattfau and winding in and out through millions mil-lions of trees of the Kaibab forest, the autoist soon thereafter reaches Jacob's Lake Forest range station, a beautiful camping spot. From here a two hours' ride over a good road brings one to the north brink of the Grand canyon, with its "Bright Angel Trail," "Point Sublime," "Inspiration Point," and a view of "El Tovar," twenty miles away, on the opposite bank. Back Into Utah. From the north brink of tho Grand canyon the Monument highway runs through Fredonia, crossing the Utah line northward to Kanab, thence on to "Dixie," St. George and Little Zion canyon. Here the highway connects with the Arrowhead trail, southward to California, and northward to Salt Lake. Though still in the pioneer stage, the Monumental highway presents no great difficulties, the obstacles being chiefly sand in spots that any good touring car can easily overcome. Arnold" W. Kochler, Jr., of Mamaro-neck, Mamaro-neck, N. Y., who made the trip over the Monumental highwav in August, in a recent letter to Dr. Hopkins, says: "From Kanab we took the outfit to Lee's Ferrv, where wo stopped for a day. I reallv never had the idea that such a beautiful country could be seen on the desert and far away from the path of tourists. "From Lee's Ferry we went to Kai-bito, Kai-bito, and then we preceded to Navajo mountain, whero we met Professor Cum-mings Cum-mings and his class in the Arizona university uni-versity who had come to this wild spot to excavate a Pueblo ruin and to study practical archaeology. We climbed Nnva-10 Nnva-10 mountain and went down to Iiainbow Arch, the sight of which is worth all the trouble necessary to view it. We spent the night almost directly under the bridge, and then climbed it in the morning. The bridges aro enough to repay re-pay us for our entire trip." |