The border vidette., 1931-06-13
THOUSAND MILES OF A THOU.
SAND WONDERS

COOi mountain forests make a
perfect setting for nearly all of
Arlzona's superb summer play
ground country, and National
Forests consequently loom large
in any consideration of the states
vacation attractions. It is not
generally realized that no less
than one e-fourth of Arizona's en-.
tire area is embraced in federal
forest reserves which stretch
from the extreme northern to
the southeastern borders of the
state. forming the most exten
sive virgin pine timber belt ia
this country. With unexcelled
opportunities tor camping, fish
ing, and hunting ia season, they
offer unlimited advantages for
the recreation of Arizona people,
and their growing popularity is
shown by estimates that Arizona
national forests were visited last
year by more than $500, 600 per
sons.
Famous for it's great herds of
deer, the Kaibab National Forest
on the North Rim of the Grand
Canyon is recognized as one of
the most beautiful tim ber- lands
in the West. Il is one of the
chief glories of the Arizona
Strip" which is separated from
the remainder of the state by the
immense gorge of the Colorado
River, now bridged for regular
highway travel at Marble Gorge,
and has become so we'll adver
tised as part Of the Southern
ah-Northern Arizona scenic
wonderland that it seems destin
ed to become ia time one of the
Southwess's favorite tourist re
gions. Ia the western part of
the Arizona Strip" in northern
Mohave county, smaller and
almost unknown forest area is
part Of the Dixie National Forest
of Utah.
Ga the South Rim of the Grand
Canyon the Tusayan National
Forest carries the great pine
belt southwark to Williams,
where it merges into the Coco
nino National Forest surround.
ing Flagstaff. This is one of
Arizona's most popular summer
areas, with San Francisco Peaks,
Lake Mary, Mormon Lake. Stone
man Lake and innumerable re
sorts and scenic spots, and ad
joining it are three other cele
brated forests which cover much
of Northern Arizona's wonders.
South west, the Prescott Ma
tional Forest takes in most of
beautiful Yavapai county, with
it's guest ranches. summer col
onies, Fairgrounds and beauty
spots. Due south from the Co
conino. the Tonto National For
est forms a great wild park
around the picturesque Pine
Payson- Natural Bridge Tonto
Basin country aud historic Pleas
ant Valley. To the east is the
Sltgreaves National Forest, in
cluding the whole wonderful
White Mountain, with it's foe
trout streams, and extending al
most to Springerville.
South of Springerville, the
glorious Coronado Trail to Cliff
ton winds through the heart of
the Apache National Forest with
it's magnificent Blue Range and
game preserve, while farther
west the Crook National Forest
covers the wooded mountain
ranges of ella county about
Globe and Miami, and the lofty
Graham mountains near Stafford.
Divided into several separate
areas, the Coronado National
Forest embraces most of the
summer Fairgrounds of Pima,
Santa Cruz and Cochise counties.
Ia this extensive forest are Mt.
Lennon, and the Catalinas, and
Oracle, north of Tucson. and
popular respectively as summer
aud all year resorts. To the
south another section takes iu
the sceuic uplands of Santa Cruz
with the pretty guest ranch sec
ton of Patagonia. the Santa Rita
range and the Huachuca noun
tains. Farther east, through
TON bstone and Wilcox or Bis
bee and Douglas, the forest pre-
serve is resumed again 10 the
majestic Chiricahua mountains,
vita their beautiful canyons and
parks and the Cbiricahua Ma
tional Monuments "Wonderland
Of Rocks" f"
A glance at any map reveals