Show I 1 A ARIZONA STRIP OFFERS GREAT inducements TO SIGHT SEERS some lay day the lure of nature in its untouched and prim primitive etive grandeur will have converted the kalbak forest la in that vast stretch of land north ot at he ha grand canyon knon as the arizona strip into the great gibat vacation playground ifor or which it Is so ideally suited iu hut t today it is virgin country where prime solitude still breathes through the tall pines and wild denizens of 0 the wood reign unchallenged py by the small though rapidly growing tourist travel into that fascinating region A dip lato into tho the kalbak pt so long ago entailed hardship and risk it meant crossing the raging colorado river on lees ferry or going around by way of st george utah thence to chanab kanab and into fredonia arizona and on sout south h but with the ope opening ning of tho the grand canyon lodge on the north rim of the canyon at tho the gilge eugo of tite the kaibab forest the improvement of roads north into utah and ana with the completion of the lees ferry bridge over the colorado river at marble gorge gorga this region so new and yet so 80 ageless is 6 oasia as ilyn to travel beauties of nature hitherto scarcely known both in the arizona strip and in uta a including bryce brycel canyon and pai faiks ks fast becoming popular show paco pl cos s of afie wa festl aa a A r f fi 1 ry r 1 aa yet however tho kaibab forest forbat in its nearly 1200 square miles ol of r rolling plateau heavily timbered with giant pine remains practically un I 1 and afa country to the world beautiful and inviting in its hushed bushed shaded depths and ana sunny bunny glades animal life in its natural site abounds in the forest including thousands thou sanda ot of mule deer that lend charm and color to the woodland scones scenes as they peer ingul inquisitively at at their human invaders and then dart swiftly a way away approaching tho the kalbac from the south roads lead from the southern rim ot of the canyon at el tovar east and north or straight north from flagstaff of themselves offering ott ering delightful variety of scenery en route gradually leaving the pines the road north from flagstaff skirts the painted desert to cameron connecting there with the highway running cast from the south rim of the can yen here a suspension bridge across the little colorado river and an inman indian trading station constitutes the town the road runs through howes ho western navajo indian reservation and a short side trip t to tuba city and mo reveals much of the ancient and modern lives of those these interesting indians along the way tor for illustration one encounters occasional herds of sheep leisurely driven by anold squaw perhaps and further on will vill be bd a group of ll hogans crudely constructed shelters built by the cavajos navajos as aa temporary homes for use when in their wanderings they find a good supply of water for their herds in these little beehive shaped hovels the famous navajo rugs are woven and the silver jewelry fashioned for which these indians indiana are so BO noted tuba city Is a real oasis in the desert in a beautiful setting settin ot cultivated farms is a tine fine navajo indian school where also the hopi chit children aren of Moen Moon copl copt village attend after the third grade the are the homemakers home makers and tillers of the soil the cavajos navajos Nav Nava jos the wanderers almost due north the desert road now follows to lees ferry bridge over the colorado colored a river at marble doige gorge in this setting of grandeur the bridge seems seema almost too slender and trail frail a structure to be real and it Is a 0 triumph of engineering and brings at last the inland northwest and the inland southwest into close travel corn com mul catlon cation its dedication a year ago directed by the arizona industrial congress received a tremendous amount ot of national publicity turning southwest from tho the bridge the road skirts the vermillion cliffs in a long line to the right making a dazzling sight ln the desert the next point of interest lies in ley where a herd of buffalo wanders under protection of the government now begins the climb to the great kaibab plateau which was well named for indian meaning mountain lying down prom from the desert altitude of something something over feet jhb the plateau reaches to nearly feet in places and la Is feet at grand canyon lodge 1000 feet higher than the opposite rim 0 on n this enormous enor moua table lies the kal bab forest homo home ot of over head of mule deer and a wonderful vacation playground the roads are few but for camping and horseback riding glorious weeks and months can be spent in this region A few miles north of the rim a delightful guest ranch in the heart of the forest will accommodate those who do not nol care to camp out due to long protection of the government ern ment ithe deer herd in the kaibab lias has multiplied so rapidly that the forest has been thrown open to hunters during the season so that this region bids fair to become a winter paradise for sportsmen as well north from the kalbak forest is the straight road to salt lake city by way of fredonia fradonia arizona and kanab utah or another other rod goes west into nevada and california through pipe spring national monument interesting ruins of nf an old mormon fort near a natural springs in the desert where frontiersmen long ago sought protection from hostile indians Cocan coconino tuo sun |