NATURAL AREAS AND RIXJIONS 



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As to best method of reachinj; Florissant 

 inquiry should be made at Colorado 

 Springs or at Cripple Creek. 



Shawnee Area. Few sq. mi. of moun- 

 tain coniferous forest, coniferous 

 savanna, xerophytic grassland, stream- 

 side mesophytic forest, mountain i)ark 

 topography. A beautiful examjjle of 

 low-altitude mountain park, although 

 not greatly different from others in the 

 vicinity. 



On the Platte Canyon line of the C. & 

 S. R. R. Hotel during summer. — F. R. 



*Rcd Rock Lake Area. Manj' sq. 

 mi. mountain coniferous forest located 

 in the Colorado National Forest; trout 

 streams and sub-alpine lakes; among 

 these is Red Rock Lake which furnishes 

 beautiful illustration of zonation of 

 vegetation at a high elevation (10,000 

 ft. altitude). Beaver, deer, porcupine, 

 small mammals, numerous birds. Op- 

 portunities to study effect in the various 

 forest types of timber cutting, fires, 

 landslides, high winds. Vegetation of 

 Red Rock Lake and circum-areas de- 

 scribed in Univ. of Colo. Studies, 6: 

 33-167, 1909. 



About 2^ mi. from Ward, Boulder, 

 County. Hotel at Ward. Reached by 

 auto stage from Boulder. 



Boulder Mountain Park. About 4000 

 acres of foothills including coniferous 

 forests of yellow pine and Douglas fir 

 with aspen groves, excellent examples 

 of canyon forest, rugged topography; 

 beaver, porcupine, and small mammals, 

 such as chipmunks and ground squirrels. 

 Preserved by the city of Boulder as a 

 part of its park system. Includes the 

 usually associated habitats found at 

 altitudes of 5500 to 8500 ft. The Uni- 

 versity of Colorado is located at Boulder. 

 Various publications on the plants and 

 animals of the district, especially A. G. 

 Vestal in Bot. Gazelle, 64: 353-385, 1917; 

 also (for lists of animals, especially 

 invertebrates) see Cockerell in Univ. 

 of Colo. Studies, 12: 5-20, 1917, and 

 previous writings; for birds see numer- 

 ous contributions by Junius Henderson 

 in the various ornithological journals. 



The University museum is oi)cn 

 throughout the year. Boulder is on the 

 C. & S. R. R. and Interurban Line 



(Kite l{outc) m mi. n.w. of Denver. 

 I fotol accoiniiKHlntionfl. 



II hilv Rnck^. Few iicrca of Band Htcpt>e 

 witli piiie-ridne forest ji- -'■ ' • ' | 

 It is an outcrop of whit^ i 



many plants not found ■ .• 



vicinity. ( iood (•xninpl. t 



grass association. l-,!irly vernal llor.i 

 especially iiiterestinn: larKcly charac- 

 teristic sand dwelling plants. 



In liouldcr Countv. S mi. hv ri. ' r 



(U. V. R. R.) fromtlic city of ; . 



—F. R. 



Saml Hills of EasUrn Colorado. Lar^e 

 areas of saml hill country occur in 

 eastern Colorado especially along the 

 line of the Burlington Railway. VcRcta- 

 tion similar to that of the Ncbra.ska 

 sandhills described by Pool in .Nlinn. 

 Botanical Studies, 4: ISO ct 8e(|., 1914. 



The sand hills of Colorado may be 

 conveniently reached at RogKcn or at 

 Wrav on the C. B. it Q. R. R. east of 

 Denver.— F. R. 



The Colorado Antelope Rcfxige. Cre- 

 ated in 1023, embraces about 100 sq. mi. 

 of grazing land in the northeast corner 

 of Larimer County. Toward the west- 

 ern boundary of the Refuge there are a 

 few pines and cedars, otherwise the land 

 is covered chiefly with gra.s.s. A few 

 springs and small streams afford suffi- 

 cient water. Some well-marked buttes 

 and mesas exist but, on the whole, the 

 Refuge may be described as rather level. 

 A few antelope have always been present 

 in the region. Pasturage of domestic 

 animals is not prohibited by the law 

 establishing the Refuge. — F. Ramaley. 



5. WYOMING 



By John W. Scott 



i. genkr.m. fkatukks a.nu oiugi\.\l 



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Wyoming is especially charactcriri'd 

 by its extensive plains, its lofty moun- 

 tain ranges, and its numerous river 

 valley.s. The elevation varies from 

 about 3100 ft. at one place on the eastern 

 border to 13,7,s5 ft. in the Wind River 

 Mountains, 'i'he rainfall varies f 

 less than ti in., in the Big Horn \';;... .. 

 and in parts of the Red Desert, to 15 to 

 20 in. in eastern portions of the State: 



