How to Get There

BY FRED GUIREY FOR many years, travellers and tourists have known of the natural wonders to be found in Arizona, but until recent times there have been few, if any, dependable signs directing them to those places. As a rule, they have been obliged to get information from local sources, in many cases inadequate, and often they ran beyond the junction points of roads leading to such places before they realized they were in the locality where their routing should change. This was particularly noticeable on the road leading to the Grand Canyon.

Artistic Road Signs Form Part of Highway Beautification Program

at a premium. In the plan for roadside improvement a number of these parks should be included. One of the first of these will be located at the foot of Picacho Peak, in the midst of a splendid forest of giant cacti. Water, shade areas, and other conveniences will be developed at this point. Constant main(Continued on Page 21) WITH the introduction of roadside improvement, a definite program has been outlined, for the establishment of a series of distinctive directional monuments which would blend pleasingly into the landscape, and still be large enough to serve as a forceful reminder to the traveller that he is on a route leading to some worthwhile scenic attraction...Last year saw the completion of a group of junction and approach monuments on the Grand Canyon highway near Williams. This year, similar monuments will be placed at Ash Fork and Flagstaff. It is proposed that the one at Ash Fork will serve a dual purpose in that beside directing the tourist to the Grand Canyon, it will also point out the way to Boulder Dam. The one to be located at Flagstaff will also be dual in purpose, showing the way to Oak Creek as well as the Canyon. In the central part of the state, a new project at Apache Junction will point the way to the famous Apache Trail, known for its scenic grandeur and historical interest. These Monuments form but a nucleus of a system that in time will cover all of the state and federal routes. They will naturally vary in size and character to fit the surrounding country and the particular subject to which they pertain Roadside parks have been appreciated and maintained by many of the eastern states for a long time. On the pacific coast, large tracts of valuable timber lands have been set aside for public recreational purposes, affording the traveler a chance to stop and refresh himself. It is only natural that in our state where towns are so widely separated and shade is so scarce outside of a few closely knit areas, such parks would be