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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



along the wonderful Klamath Lake to Chiloquin. From 

 Chiloqiiin a motor stage will carry him to and through the 

 Park and out by the Medford road. At Aledford, on the 

 main line of the Southern Pacific, he may continue his 

 northward journey. The south-bound passengers may 

 take just the reverse route. 



In times gone by, not so many years ago, despite the 

 fact that officials of the Southern Pacific Company place 

 the date in the 

 Dark Ages, 

 the n o r t h - 

 ward bound 

 passengers 

 visiting Cra- 

 ter Lake Na- 

 tional Park 

 were accord- 

 ed the privi- 

 lege of wait- 

 ing four 

 hours at 

 Weed, where 

 the sun daily 

 gives evi- 

 dence of its 

 ability to 

 raise blisters 

 a n d remo\e 

 outer layers 

 of skin with- 

 o u I human 

 aid. The train 

 from W e e d 

 on the branch 

 line to Kla- 

 math Falls 

 a n cl Chilo- 

 quin would, 

 in those days, 

 start out in 

 the cool of 

 the evening 

 from W e e d 

 and leave the 

 tra\-eler either 

 at the town 

 of Klamath 

 Falls or Chilo- 

 quin for the night. This unnecessary delay at Weed has 

 since been eliminated and the traveler is given some oppor- 

 tunity to see the wonderful Klamath Lake before the 

 evening shadows set in. Whether this change in schedule 

 has been due to the subtle sarcasm of the free-spoken 

 among the travelers who suffered this long delay or 

 whether Mr. E. C). McCormick, vice-president of the 

 railroad company, has again succumbed to his natural 

 tendency to do the best he can for the traveling public on 

 his railroad, is difficult to say. In extenuation of the 

 latter"s case, however, it may be only just to say that the 



TREES AND ROCKS AND WATER AT CRATER LAKE 



Even the trees of the vicinity take on characteristics of the rugged Crater. They seem to throw their branches 

 out in picturesque lines that make perfect composition with the broken and jagged cliffs. 



substitution of oil for coal as a fuel on the Southern Pacific 

 is largely due to his efforts, and it is to be hoped that 

 the votes of thanks from those who wish to enjoy the 

 scenery without the obstruction of cinders in the eye may 

 offset the curses of the oculists who formerly thrived 

 along this line when coal was used. 



If the stop is made at Klamath Falls, it is possible to 

 take a most wonderful ride along the western shores 



of Upper Kla- 

 math Lake, 

 some twenty 

 miles in ex- 

 tent, to Harri- 

 m a n Lodge 

 a n d Pelican 

 Ba}'. I have 

 known f e w 

 people who 

 have chosen 

 this route who 

 did not stay a 

 night at Har- 

 riman Lodge. 

 From Har- 

 riman Lodge 

 the road to 

 Fort K 1 a - 

 m a t h passes 

 through some 

 wonderful 

 forests and 

 charming sce- 

 nery. From 

 Fort Klamath 

 it follows 

 along the 

 western side 

 of Anna 

 Creek and en- 

 ters the Park 

 at the inter- 

 section of the 

 Anna Creek 

 canyon with 

 the southern 

 boundary line. 

 From the 

 southern en- 

 trance for about five miles the road follows the rim of 

 the canyon and discloses at almost every turn wonderful 

 glimpses of the canyon walls and the stream several hun- 

 dred feet below. 



The snows cling to the higher levels around the rim 

 of the canyon for so long a period that at times it is 

 difficult to drive to the rim until quite late in the season. 

 As a result it has been necessary to establish the Park 

 headquarters at a place called Anna Spring which is at 

 an elevation of six thousand feet above the sea. The 

 headquarters here are at the junction of the Medford 



