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6. Woodland: 



1. Santa Fe National Forest. 



City watershed of Las 

 Vegas may be suitable. 



2. Carson National Forest. All 



around Taos Junction. 

 Disadvantage here is poor 

 railroad facilities and hotel 

 accommodations. Most of 

 the accessible areas in 

 northern New Mexico have 

 been cut over and over- 

 grazed for centuries. 

 3.. Fort Bayard Military Reser- 

 vation. This is all fenced, 

 but stock are grazed in- 

 side. G. A. P. 



c. Yellow pine : 



1. Lincoln National Forest. In 



Guadaloupe division is an 

 area of yellow pine and 

 brush which is very rough 

 and little grazed. 



2. Datil National Forest. Good 



areas typical yellow pine 

 are available, but they 

 are difficult of access. 

 G. A. P. 



d. Douglas fir: 



1. Lincoln National Forest. 



Cloudcroft Reserve. This 

 contains fine stands of 

 Douglas fir and yellow 

 pine. 



2. Santa Fe National Forest. 



Fir and spruce stands in 

 country between Santa Fe 

 Las Vegas. G. A. P. 



e. Alpine type : 



1. Top of Santa Fe Baldy. 



2. Top of Jicarilla Peak. 



3. Top of Mt. Taylor (prob- 



ably). G. A. P. 



IV. PLACES TO STOP FOR STUDY 



For the convenience of the ecologist 

 who wishes to make a survey of the most 

 important biotic communities of the 

 state, the following list of favorable 

 points for study is given. As it is 

 probable that most persons desiring 

 such a list will wish to make their ob- 

 servations in the course of a transcon- 



tinental trip along one of the main lines 

 of travel, it has been arranged with 

 reference to those lines. In all cases 

 hotel accommodations and facilities for 

 excursions into the surrounding country 

 are available. 



Santa Fe-Main Line 



This railway enters the state from 

 Colorado through the Raton Tunnel, 

 near which is the highest point on the 

 line. Raton lies just on the southern 

 side of a spur of the Rockies and on the 

 edge of the high plains, over which the 

 road passes until it again approaches the 

 southern end of the Rockies after leav- 

 ing Las Vegas. A favorable point from 

 which to observe this region is Glorieta 

 (Hotel accommodations must be ar- 

 ranged for in advance; address Valley 

 Ranch), from which excursions may be 

 made into the heart of the mountains. 

 Santa Fe, at the edge of the Rockies 

 on the Rio Grande valley side, is reached 

 by way of a branch line from Lamy. 

 Santa Fe is the center of the archeolog- 

 ical interest of the region, and from 

 this point excursions may be arranged 

 covering the entire Rocky Mountain and 

 Rio Grande Valley regions. Bandelier 

 National Monument, within the borders 

 of the Santa Fe National Forest, contains 

 some of the most important of the 

 remains of the prehistoric peoples of 

 New Mexico. Albuquerque is located 

 on the Rio Grande, and the series of 

 communities listed in Section I, 2, of this 

 sketch is to be observed within easy 

 reach. Gallup is an important point 

 of departure for the study of the higher 

 portions of the Colorado Plateau. 



The Rio Grande Valley may be trav- 

 ersed by making a detour at Albuquer- 

 que via the El Paso line of the Santa Fe, 

 and proceeding by way of the Southern 

 Pacific from El Paso. 



Santa Fe-Southern Route 



This line enters the state from Texas, 

 crossing the Pecos Valley, and joining 

 the main line near Albuquerque. 

 Favorable places for study are Clovis, 

 Fort Sumner and Vaughn, all in the 



