Outdoor Life in the 



C olor a do N at ion al F or e st P a g e T en 



guish it unaided, your action will be very greatly appreciated. Tele- 

 phones, located at various points throughout the Forest, may be used 

 for reporting fires to the nearest Government officer. 



Scenic Attractions 



The North Platte River, with its tributary , the Canadian River, 

 drains the west side of the Medicine Bow Range in the Colorado For- 

 Str earns ^^^' while the Laramie River, rising in Lost Lake, 

 lakes, and drains the east slope of the range. The Cache La 

 Poudre River, with its main branches and smaller tribu- 

 taries, drains the Mummy Range, Bald IMoimtains, and the east 

 slope of the Medicine Bow Range south of Chambers Lake. The 

 Big Thompson River and St. Vrain and Boulder Creeks pass 

 through rocky canyons to the plains countr\^, finally flowing into 

 the South Platte River. 



On the headwaters of all the mountain streams are rocky basins 

 in which are lakes of rare beauty and charm. The waters are clear 

 and sparkling, and of a greenish color or often of the deepest blue. 

 The larger and more important ones are Chambers Lake, at the head 

 of the Cache La Poudre River; Hour Glass Lake, on Beaver Creek; 

 Beaver and Stapps Lakes, on Middle St. Vrain; Longs, Brainard, 

 and Red Rock Lakes, on the South St. Vrain; Albion, Silver, Goose, 

 and Glacier Lakes, on North Boulder Creek; Diamond, Jasper, and 

 Nederland Lakes, on Middle Boulder Creek; and Forest, Arapaho, 

 Crater, Echo, and James Peak Lakes, on South Boulder Creek. 



There are beautiful cascades on the Big South Poudre, but the 

 m.ost attractive falls on the Forest are those on North Boulder Creek, 

 about I GO yards from the point where it flows into IMiddle Boulder. 

 The Bluebird Falls, 5 or 6 miles below Silver Lake, are also worth 

 a \-isit. There are numerous other waterfalls on the headwaters 

 of many of the streams, some of rare beauty; but these, for the 

 most part, carry only a small volume of water. 



