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*L. R. Jones State Forest. Plain- 

 field, via Vermont Central, drive or 

 (w) 12 mi. A suitable cabin for camp- 

 ing out. 



*Hapgood State Forest. 900 acres, 

 Manchester via Rutland R. R., stage 

 12 mi. into the mountains. No 

 accommodations. 



*Crouching Lion State Forest. 1200 

 acres. Burlington via Rutland R. R., 

 or Central Vermont R. R., stage 20 mi., 

 walk 5 mi. into mountains, forest lodge 

 for camping. 



*Mansfield State Forest. (C3.) 5000 

 acres. Deciduous forest and coniferous 

 mountain forest. Burlington via Rut- 

 land R. R., or Central Vermont R. R., 

 bus 18 mi., walk 7 mi. to top of Mans- 

 field. Hotel accommodations during the 

 summer season. 



* Putnam State Forest. 1100 acres. 

 Montpelier via the Vermont Central 

 R. R., bus to Worcester, walk 5 mi. to 

 forest. No accommodations. 



* Proctor-Piper State Forest. 400 acres. 

 Cavendish via the Vermont Central 

 R. R., walk 3 mi. to forest. Ample 

 accommodations at small hotel at base 

 of mountain. 



*Wesi Rutland Stale Forest. 3500 

 acres. West Rutland via Rutland R. 

 R. or Delaware and Hudson R. R., 

 drive 9 mi. No accommodations. 



*West River Valley State Forest. 

 Townshend via Central Vermont R. R., 

 walk 6 mi. to forest. No accommoda- 

 tions on the mountain but excellent 

 farm boarding near the base. A forest 

 in the center of a vast spruce region. 



*George Aitken State Forest. 850 

 acres. Woodstock via Woodstock R. R., 

 drive 12 mi. to Mendon, walk 4 mi. to 

 forest. No accommodations. 



University forests 



*Middlebury College Tract. (C3.) 

 The Battell Forests. 30,000 acres. De- 

 ciduous, eastern coniferous and moun- 

 tain forests; ravines, rocky and glacial 

 situations. Middlebury via Rutland 

 R. R., bus 13 mi. to center of tract. 

 Excellent hotel [Breadloaf Inn] accom- 

 modations during the summer season. 



*University of Vermont Tract. The 

 top of Mount Mansfield bordering the 

 Mansfield State Forest. Burlington via 

 Rutland R. R. and Central Vermont 

 or Waterbury via Central Vermont R. 

 R., trolley to Stowe thence walk or 

 drive 12 mi. to top of the mountain. 

 Hotel accommodations during the 

 season. 



State Game Preserve 



Mouth of Lamoille River on Lake 

 Champlain. Landing place for wild 

 duck and geese. Grand Isle via Rut- 

 land R. R., bus 5 mi. No accommoda- 

 tions. 



City Forests 



The largest near Rutland. Rutland 

 via Rutland R. R., walk or bus, 8 

 mi. to forest. All houses and other 

 buildings have been removed and camp- 

 ing is not encouraged. 



The Green Mountain Trail 



This trail has been built by the Gree^i 

 Mountain Club and runs almost the 

 entire length of the Green Mountains. 

 It begins at the Massachusetts line and 

 is completed as far as Johnson. It 

 passes through many of the State 

 Forests and the University of Vermont 

 and Middlebury College tracts. Camps, 

 hotels and many farm boarding houses 

 are located at convenient places. A 

 camp outfit is necessary but it is not 

 necessary to carry a heavy load of 

 supplies as they can be purchased at 

 intervals along the line. "The Long 

 Trail follows dashing trout brooks, 

 goes around lovely blue lakelets in the 

 mountain areas, traverses wooded ridges 

 with frequent outlooks and goes over 

 the tops of 30 mountain peaks." 



3. MASSACHUSETTS 



By Anna M. Starr 



i. physiography 



The State of Massachusetts presents 

 a perfect illustrative section across the 

 Appalachian Mountain system in an 

 area where it culminates in variety and 



