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Photograph by iV. A. Fishbaugh 



THE BEAR'S NEST IN THE REDWOODS 



This picture shows a camping party at the foot of the group of Redwood trees known as the Bear's Nest. Luther Burbank is to be seen at the left. His 

 expression indicates his admiration for the skill displayed by Nature in the grafting operation which welded these trees together at the top. The Bear's 

 Nest, which is in Northern California, is easily accessible to visitors and camping parties, for Charles Willis Ward, owner of the land on which the trees have 

 stood for centuries, has connected the various remarkable clumps of giant Redwoods by pleasant trails communicating with the central campground of 

 his Ah Pah tract. Last August Mr. Ward and some of his friends spent their annual vacation at Ah Pah Ranch, as he has named his camping grounds. *' We 

 never open a tin can at the camp,'* is the owner's boast, '*as our garden provides a bountiful supply of vegetables and fruits.*' Is it any wonder that the place 

 is popular with campers? 



