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��November, 1913.

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��Near Cisco on the Auburn road, Lincoln Highway.

��Pliotos by Claude McGee.

��known by motorists, are not as popular as the grandeur of the scenery and the historic interest should demand. The main reason for this is that to make the Tahoe run without retracing one's course meant the taking of a loop through Ne- vada of a day's duration, or paying a heavy barge toll across the lake.

Late this fall, the California State au- thorities announced the completion of the State road from Tahoe Tavern to Tal- lac. This cuts out the trip through Ne- vada, and also the necessity of being towed across the Lake.

The connecting link will not only make the tour to the lake more popular, but also furnishes a drive that abounds in as beautiful scenery as can be found within the State of California.

With the opening of this road, man and woman can cross the Rubicon. This was supposed to be a pleasure after death, but from the heights of Rubicon Point one drops down truly into a land of promise.

Those who make this loop around the California section of the Lincoln High- way should, starting from Sacramento, take the Auburn Road. The road out of the capital is oiled and well kept, until one passes Roseville, the well kept road does not enter the railroad, but passes to

��the left of it, thence on past Rocklin to Auburn one finds a good macadam road — as one nears the latter place they find the road begins to wind in and out through the foothills.

Auburn can be considered to be the

��commencement of the climb up the Sierras.

In making the run from San Francisco, Auburn can be considered the stopping place for the night. To thoroughly en- joy the ride, an early start just after day-

���On the road to Upper lak? in « Mitchell.

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