Yearbook^ of Agriculture 1949 



one accustomed to the woods can travel the 

 trails with safety, but handling horses and 

 pack animals is a job only for experienced 

 persons. A packer is needed by most wilder- 

 ness travelers. Packer-guides may be hired 

 and riding horses and pack animals may be 

 rented in the vicinity of most of the wilder- 

 ness areas. 



Trail travel with back pack or with camp 

 outfit on a single burro is quite popular, 

 especially along the Cascades and Sierras. 

 Long, continuous trips can be made through 

 Washington, Oregon, and California, along 

 well-maintained trails, such as the Cascade 

 Crest, the Oregon Skyline, Tahoe-Yosemite, 

 Sierra, and John Muir trails. The Federa- 

 tion of Western Outdoor Clubs and the 

 Pacific Trail Conference are local organiza- 



tions that sponsor trail travel. In the East, 

 the Appalachian Trail stretches from Maine 

 to Georgia, traversing a number of national 

 forests and passes through the wildest re- 

 maining parts of the Appalachians. 



Dude ranches operate near many of the 

 wilderness areas in the West, and feature 

 trips for their guests. Information on dude 

 ranches can be obtained from railroad com- 

 panies, chambers of commerce, or from 

 the Dude Ranchers' Association, 21J/2 

 Broadway, Billings, Mont. 



The Trail Riders of the Wilderness, or- 

 ganized in 1933 by the American Forestry 

 Association, 919 Seventeenth Street NW., 

 Washington, D. C., conducts expeditions 

 each summer to several western wilderness 



WILDERNESS AREAS AND WILD AREAS IN THE NATIONAL FORESTS 



ARIZONA 



Name 



Blue Range, Wilderness Area 

 (218,164 acres). 



Mazatsal, Wilderness Area 

 (205,346 acres). 



Superstition, Wilderness Area 

 (131,820 acres). 



Chiricahua, Wild Area (18,000 

 acres). 



Galiuro, Wild Area (55,OOO 

 acres). 



Mount Baldy, Wild Area (7,400 

 acres). 



Pine Mountain, Wild Area 



(17,500 acres). 

 Sierra Ancha, Wild Area (34,000 



acres). 



Sycamore Canyon, Wild Area 

 (47,230 acres). 



National forest and 

 headquarters 



Apache (Springer- 



ville). 

 Crook (Safford) 



Tonto (Phoenix) . . . 



f Crook (Safford) 



\Tonto (Phoenix) . . . 



Coronado (Tucson) 



Crook (Safford) 



Apache (Springer- 

 ville). 



JPrescott (Prescott) . \ 

 iTonto (Phoenix) . . . / 

 Tonto (Phoenix) . . . 



[Coconino (Flagstaff).) 

 JKaibab (Williams). ! 

 ( Prescott (Prescott) . J 



Special features 



Largest remaining wilderness in Arizona. Trav- 

 ersed by Mogollon Rim, with spruce and fir 

 above and broken country below in ponderosa 

 pine. Big game is abundant. 



Of precipitous topography containing many 

 geologic formations. 



A land of desert and mountain brush types with 

 occasional prominent peaks. Has been called 

 "a land of enchantment." 



Located on crest of Chiricahua Mountain Range. 

 Scenic attractions and rock formations similar 

 to Chiricahua National Monument. Among 

 game species is the Chiricahua squirrel, 

 apparently found only in these mountains. 



Knifelike mountains jutting out of the Arizona 

 plain. Average slope is probably in excess of 

 85 percent. Good hunting for experienced 

 mountain hunters. 



On the northeast slope of Mount Baldy at the 

 head of the West Fork of the Little Colorado 

 River. Elevation to 11,496 feet. 



Moderately rough terrain along the Verde Rim. 

 Included in a State game refuge. 



Precipitous mountains including prehistoric cliff 

 dwellings. Large game abundant. 



Includes a good representation of the canyon 

 types of flora and fauna of northern Arizona. 



CALIFORNIA 



High Sierra, Wilderness 

 (393>945 acres). 



flnyo (Bishop). 

 Area | Sierra (Northfork) . 

 I Sequoia (Porterville). 



Extends to an elevation of I2,2OO feet on Goat 

 Mountain, with timber ranging from Jeffrey 

 pine to alpine types. 



