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Show H4a The Salt Lake Tribune TRAVEL Before Hitting the Road, Make Sure Vehicle, Driver Are Ready BY ANN M. JOB Unless you're one of the lucky ones with an on-board THE ASSOCIATED PRESS navigation system in your ve- If ever there was a time for your family car to be a-stalwart friend,it’s this fall and winter as terrorist attacks alter Americans’ travel plans and encour- hicle, it's still a good idea to keep Paper maps handyin the car, in case of a detour or a change in travel plans. Besides packing the clothes age people to take to the road you'll need for your trip,it’s a rather than theair. AAA-Chicago Motor Club said it expects auto travel to increase throughout the United good idea to go through and update your vehicle’s emer- States and noted that80 percent of all U.S. vacation travel already is done by motorvehicle. “That total is expected to rise by an undetermined amountforatleast the next few months, and possibly even longer if the price of gasoline remains steady,” said Steve Nolan, AAA-CMCspokesman. Travel experts advise drivers to be sure to prepare themselves as well as their vehicles before heading out. AAA,whichbills itselfas the largest full-service travel agency in North America, has travel counselors whocan help AAA members with personalized routes, including AAA’s exclusive TripTik routings. These provide estimated drive times and highlight areas to stop for gas, food andlodging. Tolls are noted beforehand,too, andcounselors can arrange hotel reservations. Travelers can scope out aheadoftimetheir drive routes on their own,too, using paper maps as well as Websites such as MapQuest (www.mapquest. com) and MapBlast! (www. mapblast.com). gency kit. You'll want to be sure to have items ready for winter, rather than summer, travel. The AAA suggests a kit should include flashlight, flares, first aid kit, blanket, warm clothes, gloves, hat, paper towels, snow shovel, snow brush, ice scraper, windshield washerfluid andextra food and water. Many experts also recommendcarrying a bagof catlitter. Poured undertires, it can help provide traction if your vehicle gets stuck. And remember to carry your cell phone with you and keepit charged. Here’s a rundown of major winter-care items: @ Batteries can get zapped in the cold; therefore, checking your car’s battery should be at Park the Car, Check Out a Museum @ Don't overlook windshield washer fluid. Ifit’s low,top it off with a commercial, no-freeze fluid from a local auto parts store. If your vehicle’s wiper blades are more thana year: it could be time for new ones. @Brake fluid and clutch fluid should be topped off, as should transmission fluid (assuming your vehicle doesn’t have a sealed-for-life gearbox; check your owner’s manual). @Push and pull on engine belts and squeeze hoses. The rule of thumbis thatbelts giving more than inch underfinger pressure might need adjustment. At any sign of crack- or fraying, have the offenderreplaced. As for hoses, look for loose connections,un: usual bulges,cracks, tears and holes. @Tire pressure and tread depth affect traction in snow and rain. Properlyinflated tires provide optimum Draftsman,” “Expanding World Views: A Mil- ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lennium of Maps,” and “Facing Museums.” One ofthe perks ofvacationtravel is time to Information: www.thewalters.org. The Lure of Pearis: They Reciaks with their subtle beauty and their composition as jewelry, art objects and fashion. They star in “Pearls” at the American Museum of Natural History in New York though April 14. On show are pearls with famous connettions, such as the cultured pearl necklace Joe DiMaggio boughtin Japan for his bride, Marilyn Monroe, and the prototype of a necklace Audrey Hepburn wore in “Breakfast at Tiffany's.” leisurely explore the museums at your desti- usually 50/50. ing Sunday, October28, 2001 nation. Someexhibition highlights around the country this fall and winter: Amon Reopens: a two-year closure, the Fort Worth, Texas, art jewel, the Amon Carter Museum, reopened last week almost doubled in size. Gallery space is now 28,400 square feet — up from 19,200 square feet — with room to show more than four times more art. The expansion was designed by Philip Johnson-Alan Ritchie Architects, Inc. of New York. Johnson, now 95, designed the original 1961 building. That’s plenty ofroom to show the museum’s latest acquisition, a John Singer Sargentportrait, “Alice Vanderbilt Shepard”(oil on canvas, 1888), as well as works by Alexander Calder, Louise Nevelson, Stuart Davis, Frederic Remington andothers in its show, “An American Collection: Works from the Amon Carter Museum.” Information: www.cartermuseum.org. As Does the Walters Art Museum: Three years in the making, the redesign of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore was unveiled last week. But being at this museum, the story goes further, of course, examining variety of pearls found around the world from ancient times and the pearl-forming mollusks that have made them.There are little-known fossil pearls estimated to be more than 70 million years old, white and black pearls from Pinctada oysters from Japan and Polynesia, freshwater musselpearls found in the United States and China, and unusual pearls produced by the orange horse conch and the giant clam. Information: www.amnh.org. The Declaration in Print: A 25-year-old printed broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence,originally typeset by a Philadelphia printer, is on display through Jan. 20 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,Calif. It has a newfacade with a soaring glass en- tryway,as well as many newinteriors, including 39 newly designed galleries. Five opening exhibitions include “Wondrous Journeys: the Walters Collection traction. They also last longer when properlyinflated. @ Inspect and keep clean and in good working order your car’s headlights, taillightits, fog One ofonly two dozen copiesstill in exist- from Egyptian Tombs td Medieval Castles,” ence, the documentis the central item in “Freedom's Journey: The Declaration of Independence and Beyond.” Information: wwwreaganfoundation.org. “Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibetin the John and Berthe Ford Collection,” “The American Artist as Painter and lamps, brake lights and defrosters, too. 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