IN TH^ OLYMPIC FOREST 



Photograph by Gilbert H. Grosvenor 

 WASHINGTON STATE 



It is worth a trip across the continent just to see the monarchs of the forests of Cali- 

 fornia, Oregon, and Washington. The coniferous forests of these States surpass all others 

 of their kind in the world, not only in the size and beauty of the trees, but in the number 

 of species assembled together and the grandeur of the mountains they are growing on. The 

 placard on the tree is one of the Forest Service warnings about fire. "Observe the six 

 rules for the prevention of fires in the mountains. Rule One: Be sure your match is out. 

 Break it in two before you throw it away. Rule Two: Don't throw away burning tobacco. 

 Rule Three: Make your camp-fire small and in a safe place. Rule Four: Put out your fire 

 with water and then cover it with earth. Rule Five: Don't make large bonfires. Rule Six: 

 If you find a fire, put it- out. If it's too big, notify a ranger." 



our national parks are without rivals on 

 any continent, and are successfully striv- 

 ing to make them as available to our citi- 

 zens as Italy and Switzerland have made 

 theirs. Though the parks are remote 

 from the Atlantic coast, they are not so 

 distant as the playgrounds in Europe, and 

 are reached by the tourist much more 

 easily and quickly. 



Our country is the treasure-house of 

 nature's scenic jewels, containing so many 

 and such an infinite variety of marvels 

 that thousands of our matchless treasures 



cannot even be mentioned in this brief 

 article : hot springs, as salubrious as any 

 across the ocean ; broad, hard, white 

 beaches like the automobile course at 

 Ormond, superior to any in Europe ; 

 coast scenes like those at Mount Desert, 

 Marblehead, Mount Tamalpais, Santa 

 Barbara, San Diego ; an inland waterway 

 which parallels the Atlantic coast and is 

 almost continuous from Massachusetts 

 to Florida, with possibilities for aquatic 

 enjoyment unequaled except in our own 

 wondrous Puget Sound; canals pictur- 



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