fire. Balsam boughs were gathered for 

 the bed and some firewood collected; 

 then we went down stream to fish and 

 explore. 



During the past twenty-five years Bige 

 and I have built many similar one-night 

 shelters, in widely separated parts of the 

 forest. We have slept under them with 

 comfort when it rained. We have, on 

 occasion, found white frost on the 

 ground in the morning. The forest fur- 

 nishes, free at hand, the materials re- 

 quired, and the labor involved is only an 

 element of the pleasure of forest explora- 

 tion. 



Half a mile down the brook we found 

 it emptied into a larger stream, where 

 we soon filled a basket with trout. Also 

 we picked a hatful of raspberries. We 

 returned to the city in time for an early 

 supper and as we had no dishes to wash 

 we had ample time to discuss our prob- 

 able location and the most promising 

 course to pursue in the morning. 



The chief charm of exploration lies in 



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