Outdoor Life in the 

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and Mummy Mountains and on Mount Audubon and Arapaho Peaks. 

 Black bear abound on the head of the Canadian River, on the upper 

 branches of the Laramie River, and in the Stove Prairie and White 

 Pine Mountain regions. Mountain lions, though very shy and not 

 often seen, are sufficiently numerous to create havoc among the bands 

 of deer, elk, and mountain sheep. Coyotes, bobcats, and foxes, and 

 the smaller fur-bearing animals, such as marten and mink, are often 

 trapped in the Forest. Beaver are on the increase along all the streams. 

 Although the work of these industrious builders is a source of interest, 

 it often causes a good deal of annoyance by interfering with irrigation 

 ditches and headgates. Many people claim, however, that the good 

 these animals do in building dams which regulate the run-off at the 

 headwaters of streams far outweighs any damage to irrigation interests. 

 The State legislature in 191 9 created an extensive game refuge 

 within the Colorado, extending from the south and east boundaries 

 of the Forest northward to the Poudre River and westward to the 

 crest of the Continental Divide and Medicine Bow Range. This 

 preserve will be one of the most attractive spots for wild life in Colo- 

 rado, and the presence of game animals and birds will add in no sm.all 

 measure to the recreational interest of the Forest. 



Mountain Climbing 



The rugged ranges from the boundary of the Rocky Mountain 

 National Park south to James Peak are yearly visited more and 

 more by those who enjoy the outdoors and the thrills of "hiking" 

 trips. Good Government foot trails lead up Mount Audubon (13,223 

 feet) and the Arapaho Peaks (13,506 feet), and many of the lesser 

 eminences are easily scaled. Some of the mountains presenting real 

 difficulties are Navajo, Paiute, and Arikaree, which require con- 

 siderable skill and much hard work to climb. Nowhere in the State 

 are m^ountains more difficult of ascent than the peaks on the heads 

 of North and Middle Boulder and St. Vrain Creeks. The mountains 

 on the heads of the Taramie and Poudre Rivers, although rarely 

 visited by climbers because of their remoteness and inaccessibility, 

 are of exceptional beauty. 



