Amusements 27 



line," beyond which lies the land of revolutions, 

 distressful Mexico. 



The time has come, too, when flying must be 

 counted in when one thinks of ways and means of 

 amusement or of getting about. There is not, of 

 course, much to be said yet on this score, but it 

 may be remarked that Our Araby is not lagging 

 behind the rest of the world, and already is critical 

 of the pilot who fails to bring his "bus" neatly to 

 earth regardless of cactus and creosote brush. Cer- 

 tainly it would seem that the spacious, level desert 

 is the very model of a natural airdrome, and I look 

 to see aeronauts, professional and amateur, taking 

 Nature's hint and exploiting these advantages. A 

 project is under way for forming the piece of 

 country comprising Palm Caiion and the picturesque 

 localities adjacent thereto into a National Park. I 

 hazard the guess that when this is done provision 

 will be made for air-travel to and about the tract. 

 The American tourist expects to have Nature served 

 up in up-to-date fashion, and Uncle Sam may be 

 trusted to comply. 



Under the next heading I outline some of the 

 favorite trips, and the map, it is hoped., will be of 

 use in planning and executing them and suggesting 

 others. There is, so far, a glorious lack of "No 

 Trespassing" signs in Our Araby: our carions and 

 palm-groves are not yet roped off and adorned with 

 brusque notifications to "Keep Out"; but this state 

 of things cannot be guaranteed to last forever. It 



