TRAILS ATD I' 



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:'. rost c thr, Forest is covcrnd by trt'.ilo, 

 o r &1 .at has a way of "getting there," as yon might call 

 it, noot all of tho jo-called trails wore constructed by 

 ;.-ro ra and campers a. '. littl'-' or no attcrtion was givon 

 . le, aa tha most availaMo tre.y '.van considered tho 



But t- e tine has arrived w}-rr better trails on 

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During the fire season so.-e progrosn io bei ulo 

 oach "par tovarii roakinr no-.' trails and brunhinr out *,'~.P old 

 In the fall, after the fire danger is ov-jr, th-* 

 can be gotten togot:i*>r an: 1 . sr-r now traili built. 



Uiidcr no oonc'.itior.a a';ould a trail b* constructed 

 without naking first R survey with some inatrumont, Ikayinft 

 off trail grades ty the oyp eh^xild bo c'iscourapod, since an 

 .1 r-rai* cannot be made with the eye in a rough or broken 

 country. I believe that the Abney Hand Lnvol is tbo proper 

 instrument to use in curvoying trails, since the worl: can 



clone quickly, oconoFically anc* accurately. In ordinary 

 country three i^on can naJ:c throo miles or preliminary survoy- 

 tr day. The -azciiaum p?ado of any trail ahould not be 

 11 cer.t. In 3Ono instances , however, it 1." better 

 to . - it ?C ~er oent for a short Distance rather than to 

 :e ewitoh backs, as they aro continitallv filling 



In most caoes it is better to survey do-.m hill in 

 off a trail, especially if you aro poinn to surv^ 

 frore the top c.f a mountain to a cr^ek and follow the etroam, 

 to build a trail fror a saddle in a rMr,~ to t.^e t^p of 

 a mountain, tho survey muot start frora the da<lcll and work 



ards thf top of tlie mountain. In making the preliminary 

 rvpy, lock th country over carefully and take notice of 



< necessar" pointa to be conr.idorecl, such as th< 

 3 -,inc c *' a and getting around rock cliffs, a* 

 mall oversight in tho survey will often cauee a ^r^at 



^xtra work and expense. After tlie r.relir ir.ar^ nurvey 

 in rado and tho objective points are located, then fif?JT*o 



.vhat the ftrado will havo to b-i in order to conner ra 

 poj !.<?. This can be done by ruesning or -aeing tho distance 



.> approximate diiTeroiic^ In el^vati-an, a.- 

 ap; dictance will usually bring tho survey ve.- 

 cl^r-o. Ur.dr no circurntan Id a trail -'ftd go down 

 hiil _ UT> a Fountain es thia will not only cause 

 .n& tr.tt unnece^dary distance aa -veil. 



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