. St. Nicholas [serial]. forests, the formerly pathless wilder-ness is made yearly more accessible. Hundredsof miles of fire trails lead to the remoter partsof the mountains, which before were known onlyto the bear and the bighorn, the wanderinghunter or trapper. Where occasion demands,regular camping-places are established and signsplaced along the way to mark the distances to thenearest camp or water-supply. Forest officers, as public servants, are ex-pected, when called upon, to give helpful infor-mation to all classes of forest users. Visitorsregisters are in many places maintained at rang
. St. Nicholas [serial]. forests, the formerly pathless wilder-ness is made yearly more accessible. Hundredsof miles of fire trails lead to the remoter partsof the mountains, which before were known onlyto the bear and the bighorn, the wanderinghunter or trapper. Where occasion demands,regular camping-places are established and signsplaced along the way to mark the distances to thenearest camp or water-supply. Forest officers, as public servants, are ex-pected, when called upon, to give helpful infor-mation to all classes of forest users. Visitorsregisters are in many places maintained at rangerstations along frequented routes, and the rangerskeep themselves informed, in a general way, ofthe movements of campers. This is primarily forprotection purposes, since any party may be asource of fire danger. But it is also advanta-geous to those who register, for it permits ofmessages from outside being conveyed to themin case of need. The fact, also, that each rangerstation is in telephonic connection with the for-. WINTER CAMPERS, SOPRIS NATIONALFOREST, COLORADO. est headquarters, and through this with all otherstations in the same forest and with the commer-cial telephone systems as well, greatly serves thepublic convenience. I9t6.] THE LOVE FOR THE OUTDOOR LIFE 493 The matter of game protection is one withwhich the forest service is deeply possible is done to prevent the fast-disappearing remnant of our once magnificentarray of wild life from becoming extinct. Finally, the system of fire protection whichthe forest service maintains has the effect ofrendering less hazardous the coming and goingof campers, as well as of guarding the forestfrom ravages suffered in the past. While the hunter seeks these forests for thesake of big game, the casual touristor camper will look more closelyat climate and scenery, at the ques-tion of accessibility and ease oftravel. The great majority of peo-ple who visit the national forestshave personal information, eitherf
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