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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



SUNSHINE PLAYLAND 



By Joseph C. Kircher 



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C UMMER mountain playgrounds, winters on the des- 

 ^ ert, ruined cities of prehistoric man, romance of early 

 Spanish explorations, picturesque Indian Pueblos, quaint 

 Mexican Placitas, and with all, sunshine everywhere all 

 the time this is the great Southwest Arizona and 

 New Mexico, in District Three. 



Here, more than 1,000 years ago, flourished an Indian 

 civilization whose ruins are found in nearly all of the 

 Southwestern National Forests, although they are most 



SUNSHINE AND SHADOW ON THE TRAIL 



Canyons and ridges, well timbered with pine and spruce. Deer 

 and wild turkeys frequent these hills. Apache National Forest, 

 Arizona. 



numerous on the Carson and Santa Fe Forests in North- 

 ern New Mexico. The largest and most interesting of 

 these are the communal houses and cliff dwellings of the 

 Rito de los Frijoles and the adjacent Pajarito Plateau, 

 within the Bandelier National Monument. 



With Santa Fe as a center, and lying largely within 

 the Santa Fe National Forest, is the most interesting 50 

 mile square in the whole United States. Here, in addi- 

 tion to the prehistoric ruins, are many of the present day 

 Indian Pueblos and it is in this region that the Spanish 

 conquistadores established their headquarters early in the 

 sixteenth century. Here also are mountains with lofty 

 peaks, unexcelled scenery and clear trout streams. And 

 everywhere, whether in mountain or desert, there are 

 blue skies and wonderful sunsets. 



Persons who desire the backwoods, will find an ideal 

 country in the Mogollon Mountains on the Gila National 

 Forest in west central New Mexico and the White Moun- 

 tains on the Apache Forest in Arizona a wonderful 

 mountain country with high peaks, deep canyons and 

 ridges well timbered with pine and spruce, interspersed 

 with mountain meadows. The streams abound with trout 

 while deer and wild turkeys frequent the timbered hills 

 and grassy meadows. 



Opportunities for summer vacations among mountain 

 scenes and yet in comfort are offered by the hotels and 

 summer camps on the Pecos River, Santa Fe Forest, as 

 well as at Cloudcroft, on the Lincoln Forest (both in New 



WHERE LIVED THOSE WE HAVE SUCCEEDED 



Bandelier National Monument Santa Fe National Forest, New 

 Mexico Ruins of .Ancient Cliff Dwellers restored by the New 

 Mexico Archaeological Society in cooperation with the United 

 States Forest Service. 



