Foreword 



The purpose of this book is quite simple. It is to help American 

 motorists get more pleasure out of the recreational oppor- 

 tunities offered by their family cars. 



It has been stated this is probably more of a guess than a 

 statistic that Americans depend on their motor cars for 80 per 

 cent of their outdoor recreation. In any event, it can hardly 

 be denied that over the past fifty years the automobile has given 

 us an increasingly greater participation in outdoor activities. 

 It is a fact that nowadays every trout in America is in danger for 

 its life. 



This, then, is a tourist's-eye view of America outdoors, made 

 up of selected articles which have appeared during the past few 

 years in the Ford Times and Lincoln-Mercury Times, periodi- 

 cals which are distributed by Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury deal- 

 ers as a courtesy to their neighbors and customers. 



Modest in purpose, the book may perhaps suggest a concept 

 which stands simple, clear, and understandable in a confused 

 world the concept of a young, vigorous people at play in a 

 great land. 



W. D. KENNEDY 



Director, Publications Office 



Ford Motor Company 



