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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



Shasta is but one of the myriad of mountains ot 

 exceptional beauty within California's forests. Twenty 

 forests are in California and the great wealth of beauty 

 for which the state is noted has the greatest share of it 

 protected in National Forests. 



Lake Tahoe, famed for its beauty throughout the 

 world, is in the Tahoe Forest. On every hand where 



A WONDERFUL SPOT FOR A SWIM-WAHTUM LAKE, IN THE OREGON NATIONAL FOREST 



you may turn in California you will meet a National 

 Forest. Fine auto roads pass through and to these 

 great areas, and camp sites which are free are found at 

 numerous points. Write the Dis- 

 trict Forester at San Francisco 

 if you want to hear of the for- 

 ests of California and their great 

 recreational advantages. 



Between the eastern border of 

 Montana and the Sierra Moun- 

 tains and extending down to in- 

 clude portions of the states to 

 the south are two great districts 

 of the Forest Service. Millions 

 of acres of forest land are in 

 each. Probably nowhere in the 

 United States can there be found 

 any lands which have less evi- 

 dence of man's dominion than 

 are in the great forests of these 

 districts. If you seek a land 

 where you can utterly lose 

 yourself for the whole season 



and where with pack train and guide you can loaf along 

 through innumerable forests and meadows, write the 

 District Forester at either Ogden, Utah, or Missoula, 

 Montana, and these men will tell you of scores of places 

 that will satisfy your longing for the great unspoiled 

 wilderness, for in both districts there are many such regions. 



Colorado's pinnacles, Wyoming's greatest fishing 

 streams and hunting grounds and New Mexico's moun- 



tains and canyons nearly all are within National Forests. 

 The great range of the Bighorns in Wyoming, the Medi- 

 cine Bow range in the same state and the famous Wind 

 River country are all in forests. Trapper's Lake, Ouray 

 in its wonderful setting of jagged mountain sides and the 

 famous Pikes Peak are all in Colorado's forests. The 

 Sangre de Cristos, the longest single line of peaks in 

 one range in the world, and the 

 mystic Spanish Peaks are in the 

 San Isabel National Forest, the 

 most versatile National Forest 

 easily reached from the East. 

 Fishing streams and lakes by the 

 hundreds, auto roads and free 

 camps are found in Colorado's 

 National Forests. New Mexico, 

 glowing in the romantic splendor 

 cast by stories of early Spanish 

 conquests, has most of her his- 

 torical and scenic areas within 

 the National Forests. 



And so the tale would run if 

 all were to be told. In twenty- 

 four states, East, West, North 

 and South are 153 National For- 

 ests of the country containing 

 the great total of over 155,000,- 

 coo acres of unbeatable vacation 

 grounds. 

 The best news of all comes at the last. Each person 

 in the entire Nation owns equal share in these great 

 forest areas. They are yours to use to the fullest and in 



AFTER STRENUOUS HOURS IN THE OUT-OF-DOORS, SUPPER IS OVER AND THE DISHES 

 WASHED NOW TO ENJOY THE CAMP FIRE 



any way consistent with the greatest good for all. There 

 are no fees charged for entering a National Forest. 

 There is no charge for taking your auto over any of 

 the roads built by state Nation or county. Camping is 

 free. The trails are open to all. Hunting, fishing and 

 all sports may be followed with only the laws of the 

 state governing. Firewood is free. The entire system of 

 forests is yours and mine to use. There are one or 



