at the beginning of Signal Pee.. 1 : Ror.d, at about ten o'clock en 



:j bright, bilroy, C&liiornia !Is.y morning, after beating my 

 way through a blinding snovr end hail storm, the trio were hud- 

 dle cl ercund a crackling camp fire coaxing a little warmth from 

 it. The road to the summit was found impassable to horses or 

 to men without snowshoes, and since neither we nor the horses 

 were so equipped, we were forced to abandon the attempt to 

 reach it. 



3 ugh I confess that I felt somewhat raw when I first 

 entered the lorest, two weeks before, I was conscious cf being 

 very knowing when I emerged among the tourists from the l.cat 

 vioiting the Yosemlte. Hor the? seemed to envy ny weather-beat 

 a:id even mud-stained clothes and marvel at my wondroxts wood 

 Icre. \nd as for horsemanship, I nonchalantly picked out the 

 fiercest looking brute in the bvjaoli on which to make the trail 

 trip to Glacier Point. He was so spirited that he almost broke 

 into a nm when spurred. 



I was fortunate in being able to spend much more tine on 

 the Sierra than -jas permittee! ne on the other forests which I 

 visiteC, and while the Torent officers everywhere that I have 

 beei: have extended all possible courtesies, those on the Sier- < 

 ra took full advantage of the chance I afforded them of spread- 

 ing tueir kindness thicker over s. longer period. Through their 

 generous efforts, under p.ll circumstances some of which were 

 decidedly trying, I was enabled to acquire a knowledge of 

 Hationsl 7orest Conditions, and an inspiration whioh will be In 

 valuable to ny work and has already proven nost helpful to m 

 and, I hope, to the public with whom I 9*me in elose and fre- 

 quent contact at the Expositions. 



.3.8 fcr the wetther. It was at least consistent. 



The cover illustration is fron a photograph taken by Mr. 

 . .Godwin of the Signal Peak Lookout, some two months after 

 Mr.Lllis failed to reach the Peak. In the course of the trip 

 on whiah the fire pack outfit was tested on the Sierra, Mr. 

 DuBoiB, Supervisor Ayres, Kr. Godwin and Supervisor Redington 

 inspected the equipment of the Lookout Tower. 



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