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as the Mazamas do, not only on its slopes, but in the verdant forests 

 of Oregon. 



The trail devotees of Washington found themselves well supplied 

 with noble mountains, what with Rainier, Olympus, Baker, and others. 

 Their society is called the Mountaineers, with headquarters in Seattle 

 and chapters in Tacoma and Everett, while on the other side of the 

 Cascades they are assisted in mothering the mountains by the Mountain 

 Club of Spokane, independent but devoted to the same forests and trails. 



There are numerous other trail clubs, each active in its sphere. The 

 largest of the Rocky Mountain trail clubs is the Colorado Mountain 

 Club, with headquarters in Denver. The annual summer outings of this 

 club are spent high on the trails of Yellowstone, Glacier, or Rocky 

 Mountain National parks. The winter outings of the Colorado Moun 

 tain Club are held at Fern Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, 

 where for several days each February its members revel in snow sports 

 at zero temperatures. 



Nor is it necessary to have near-by mountains to adopt to justify a 

 trail club. Chicago has a Prairie Club, with many hundreds of members, 

 devoted to the cause of saving a little of the wilderness in the Great 

 Lakes region. The Prairie Club turns to both the Rocky Mountains and 

 the Appalachians for annual outings on the trails. The Pennsylvania 

 Alpine Club, with chapters in several cities, musters several thousand 

 trail enthusiasts pledged to the protection of the forests, the mountains, 

 and the wild birds and animals of that state. And there are numerous 

 other societies, among them the Izaak Walton League, the rolls of which 

 include the names of 150,000 fishermen, hunters, and lovers of the out- 

 of-doors interested in the conservation of the wilderness. 



