26 * * * * * "Oh, Ranger!" 



bag but inside the oil-skin cover. Since showers are frequent up in the 

 mountains among the clouds, the rangers advise every Sagebrusher to 

 have his bedding in oiled silk or other waterproof cover. The warmest 



place to sleep is on the ground. It may 

 take the tenderfoot some time to become 

 accustomed to sleeping on the hard 

 earth, but he will find that it requires 

 much less bedding than the air mat 

 tresses, army cots, or other ingenious 

 portable beds. Of course these com 

 forts are highly desirable, if they do not 

 overburden the car. 



A list of necessities for the Sage 

 brusher who proposes to camp out in 



v the parks would include the following: 



S one light-weight tent; one oiled-silk 



sleeping bag for each member of the party, or other good beds with 

 all-wool double blankets ; one gasoline camp cook stove, one frying pan, 

 two pots, a coffee pot, and a compact set of plates and utensils ; fishing 

 tackle, an axe, a shovel, a hot-water bottle, several yards of mosquito 

 netting, a flashlight with extra batteries, an emergency medical kit with 

 common remedies and bandages; a day's supply of food, to be re 

 plenished en route and increased in case of excursions into remote, un 

 settled areas ; a complete set of car tools, two spare tires, a tow rope, 

 and by all means a good set of tire chains. 



That amount of equipment will see the average camper through in 

 fine shape. Of course as he goes along the Sagebrusher's inventive 

 ability will assert itself and from time to time he will devise new 

 wrinkles in camp equipment, until after a season or two the rangers will 

 be listening to him explaining how he enjoys "all the comforts of home." 

 Arriving at a national park boundary, the Sagebrusher will be re 

 ceived, registered, and checked in by a ranger at a station. This is for 

 the protection of the Sagebrusher, so that in an emergency the rangers 

 may find him and so that undesirables may be kept out of the park. This 

 registration is resented by some visitors, who feel that the rangers are 

 making undue inquiries when they ask the address, the occupation, the 

 name of the car, and other details. One question always asked is, 

 "Have you any firearms ?" 



A young Sagebrusher at Mesa Verde Park, who found this regis 

 tration irksome, replied to this question angrily : 



"Yes, of course, I carry matches. What do you think I am, a kid ?" 



The rangers examine all guns, make sure they are not loaded, and 



then seal them, so that no shooting can be done in the park. The guns 



