SIGHT-SEEING BY MOTOR COACH IN AMERICA.
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The Part Played by Coaches in Popularizing Road Travel.
NEARLY 4,000,000 motorists visited the National Forests of the United States last year, and a further 1,000,000 toured the National Parks. Many of these tourists, of course, went in their own cars; but, nevertheless, there is a growing tendency for visitors to reside in neighbouring hotels, whence services of motor coaches make the round of the adjacent beauty-spots.
The mighty Yellowstone Park, for in stance, is regularly worked during the season by a company possessing more than 160 White passenger-carrying vehicles. This great fleet operates over more than 400 miles of crooked, mountainous roads, and during last year's running no breakdowns were experiencedp–a fact reflective of the strict supervision which is maintained by the owners over the mechanical condition of their vehicles
11.0%* advantageous is the motor coach over the 'old horse-drawn coach will be realized when it is stated that, whereas the latter type of vehicle used to take the whole of six days to make a trip through the park, the motor coach only travels for three half-days, the remaining part of each day being spent in sightseeing.
The Rocky Mountain National Park is toured regularly each summer by 95 White coaches, while in the winter the vehicles are used to alleviate the diffl• culties of local passenger travel and mail transportation. These coaches me called upon to operate in high altitudes, and almost daily they negotiate the famous Continental 'Divide, a pass over the Rocky Mountain's 11,300 ft. above sealevel.
A very popular resort in Colorado is the El Tovar Hotel. Thousands of holiday makers stay here every year for the purpose of seeing the wonders of the Grand Carton. The proprietor of the El Tovar Hotel maintains a fleet of 13 White vehicles for the convenience of guests. The Adirondack Mountains possess many famens beauty spots. These are visited by motor coach yearly by many of the natives of New England and New York. At the other end of the Republic tourists are offered the opportunity of seeing the beauties of the Columbia River by similar means. Other famous spots in the United States served by motor coach are the Glacier, Yosemite, and Rainier National Parks, the Niagara Falls, and the Californian Riviera.