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and camping places. Beyond the end 

 of the road one reaches a country 

 where foot trips and horseback travel 

 must be resorted to. The road is typi- 

 cal of many in this Forest, taking one 

 into the heart of the Forest as it does, 

 and there allowing them to stop and 

 explore the scenic features in a more 

 leisurely fashion. Along the principal 

 roads of the Forest and back where 

 only pack horse can well travel are 

 many open parks with nodding flowers 

 and trees standing as stately guards 

 around the borders. These are ideal 

 locations for a camp or for a big com 

 munity picnic. Along the road over 

 Priest's Pass are many such places and 



BEAVER C.-VNYON 

 It is located in the Big Belt mountains and is near the Gate of the Mountains. The 

 whole district is in a limestone area and wind and water have done master carving 

 on these walls. 



McCLELLAN ROAD 



Following the road south from He- 

 lena, one will soon reach the forest. 

 This is a good mountain road and 

 for several miles it traverses pleas- 

 mg picnic spots and camping places. 



one right at the top of the pass 

 and on the road was used by the 

 citizens of Lewis and Clark 

 County and their neighbors 

 from Powell County for a pic- 

 nic to celebrate the completion 

 of another scenic highway in 

 this National Foreground, the 

 Priest's Pass Highway. In 

 these forest parks one may 

 camp for a night or a week or 

 more, with only the rules of the 

 forest governing when on For- 

 est land. These are necessary- 

 to keep the camps fit places fo- 

 all comers, and they are : "Keep 

 your camp clean and leave it 

 clean" ; "bury or burn all refuse 

 and tin cans"; and "as you 

 value your life and property be 



