A Mountain Vacation Land 
Concrete. Across it on a summer evening is cast a 
perfect likeness of the great mountain. 
Five miles to the north- 
is the Baker Hot 
Spring, a sulphurous flow 
west 
boiling from the subter- 
depths of the 
crater at 
ranean 
distant a 
temperature of 112° F. 
This spring is hidden 
beneath the shadow of 
great trees and has been 
improved by the con- 
of 
swimming pool. 
Only 
mountaineers 
struction an open 
experienced 
should 
reach the 
The climb 
from Mazama Park is not a hard one, and mixed 
Crevasse on Mount Baker 
attempt to 
summit of Mount Baker without a guide. 
parties of 25 or 30 have made the ascent. Guides can be 
secured at Deming, Glacier, or Concrete, and would-be 
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Looking into the crater of Mount Baker 
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climbers should plan to spend a week in the vicinity of 
the mountain to allow for possible cloudy days. 
Table Mountain, atthe gateway ofthe Chain Lakes Region, is a striking formation 
The Upper Skagit Country 
The Upper Skagit River country offers attractions of a 
different type. Here is a paradise for the angler, the 
main river and its tributaries abounding in Dolly Varden, 
rainbow, and cutthroat trout, which may be taken in 
season. 
Ruby Creek and its headwaters near the summit of the 
Cascades is a mineralized district, a storied land of early 
It 
contains the ruins of many abandoned camps, water- 
placer discoveries, lost mines, and mythical veins. 
works, and stamp mills, while the mountain side is 
pierced by frequent tunnels. Future transportation 
may bring to this district another season of prosperity. 
The mountain meadows along the summit of the 
Cascade Range present a broad expanse of rolling grass- 
land dotted with timber clumps, easily traveled on horse- 
back, and a charming spot in which to spend a fall 
vacation. It is a rica grazing ground for several bands 
of sheep which graze under Forest Service regulation, 
coming in from the east side of the mountains. 
The Upper Skagit River country is reached over the 
county road coming up the Skagit Valley from Sedro- 
