In the Open— The National Forests of Washington 



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 Eight 



"Bow string" pack bridge over Rattlesnake Creek— Rainier National Forest 



Roads lead into the Forest along the larger stream valleys, but have not yet 

 been completed across the summit of the Cascades. State highways carry the 

 travel from Tacoma and Seattle well into the Forest along the White, Nisqually, 

 and Cowlitz Rivers. 



McClellan Pass Highway, built by the Forest Service and the State, is now 

 completed as far as The Dalles of White River and is under construction to the 

 northeast corner of the National Park. From Enumclaw this road is through a 

 dense forest, the timber of which is straight and tall. 



A summer-home colony is growing up beside this highway, just above Silver 

 Creek. This stream receives its name from the succession of silvery white falls and 

 cascades along its course. 



The National Park Highway from Tacoma to Mount Rainier follows the Nis- 

 qually River in the Rainier National Forest for 3 miles. 



A fairly good trail, starting near Copper Creek in the Nisqually Valley, extends 

 north across the Mowich and Puyallup watersheds, through heavy timber, to the 

 Carbon Vallev at Fairfax. 



