THE AUTHORS 



Dr. Robert C. Lucas is Principal Geographer and Project Leader 

 for Wilderness Management Research, Intermountain Forest and Range 

 Experiment Station, IVIissoula, Montana. Dr. Hans T. Schreuder is 

 Mathematical Statistician, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, 

 Research Triar^le Park, North Carolina. George A. James is Principal 

 Recreation Specialist and Project Leader for Forest Recreation Inven- 

 tory and Management Research, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, 

 Asheville, North Carolina. The cooperation of the staff of the Flathead 

 National Forest, and particularly those serving on the Condon Ranger 

 District, is gratefully acknowledged. 



Cover Photo: Spectacular view of north face of Gray V/oif Peak that rises abruptly above 

 southwest shore of Gray Wolf Lake. St. Mary's Peak in center. A 12-year-old mountain 

 climber in foreground. 



