FOREST RECREATION DEPARTMENT 



ARTHUR H. CARHART, EDITOR 



SHOWING HENRY SOME COUNTRY 



BY K. D. SWAN 



FOR two days our little party of three had waited evening of the second day, and we were on the trail next 

 at the Seeley Lake Ranger Station, watching for morning, long before the whiteness of the early frost had 

 the weather to clear. The August rain, coming disappeared from the ground. The ranger led the way, 

 near the end of the month, was very welcome, for it followed by two horses, whose amply rounded packs 

 definitely ended 

 the drough of 

 summer, and 

 put our minds 

 to rest on the 

 question of for- 

 est fires. 



Our trip had 

 been undertak- 

 en to "show 

 Henry thecoun- 

 try," and was 

 planned to lead 

 us by the Clear- 

 water Lakes, 

 over the divide 

 to the head of 

 the Swan Riv- 

 er, and thence 

 across the Gor- 

 don Pass and 

 down Gordon 

 Creek to the 



South Fork of the Flathead River. Whether or not we 

 should visit Big Salmon Lake was a matter to be decided 



HOLLAND LAKE 



We reached the west shore at sunset, where from the shadowy woods, we looked across the mirror-like 

 surface of the water to the rugged peaks. A light breeze almost imperceptibly touched the surface of the 

 lake, blurring for an instant the reflected picture and then died out. 



bespoke many 

 luxuries in the 

 way of grub 

 and bedding. 

 Henry and I 

 brought up the 

 rear. Henry 

 had never rid- 

 den a horse. 

 His was to be 

 a delightful ex- 

 perience. I did 

 not envy him 

 then ; nor do I 

 now. 



It was my 

 duty to photo- 

 graph the scenes 

 along the way, 

 and to prepare 

 for consump- 

 tion what the 



later; for as a certain amount of leeway of itinerary 

 lends zest to a trip, we were willing to leave much to 

 decide as occasion demanded. The skies cleared on the 



ranger was 

 pleased to note as the "garbage." I admit that mine 

 was the best job. 



Our way led along the timbered shores of the Clear- 

 water Lakes Inez, Alva, and Rainy by Summit Lake, 

 near the top of the divide; and down gentle slopes, 



One of the direct aims of this department of Forest Recreation is to get YOU out into your own forest playgrounds. 

 For after you have tasted of the joy of camping in these great stretches of country you will often answer the call which 

 will lead you into such places as this story pictures. 



Do you envy Henry & Co.? Would you not have given a lot to be with them that day at Big Salmon? Cannot your 

 mind's eye picture the camp on Gordon Creek, or the camp at Big Salmon, or the fight Henry had with the big rainbow 

 he landed? 



Well, the Flathead National Forest, all the great National Forests, are yours. You are not making the most of your 

 opportunities if you merely wish you might take this trip to Big Salmon or any other beauty spot in a forest. A great lot 

 of the initiative in this is in your hands. The forests will welcome you if you are a good camper. They are there to be 

 used and yours to visit as long as you like or where you will. 



So why envy Henry? He only took the opportunity which is also yours. How about it? Will you spend your next 

 vacation in such a wilderness land as the Flathead Forest? 



If you do this delightful tale of a trip in the wilderness has carried you the message I would have it bring. Arthur H. 

 Carhart, Editor, Recreation Department. 



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