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lima, where inspiring panoramas greet
one on every hand, offers many attrac-
tive sites, and several homes have al
ready been erected on Stony Fork, in
the Pisgah Forest Information concern
ing these home sites may be obtained
from the forest supervisor, City Hall,
Asheville, NJ C.. AS yet no home loca-
tions have been set aside in the Monon-
gahela National Forest of West Virginia,
but there are many ideal camping spots
within the boundaries of this forest,
and the Smoke Hole section is one of the
show spots, both from a scenic and
geological standpoint.
If one is not ready to build home,
there are camp sites galore in the George
Washington, Pisgah and other Eastern
national forests, where one may pitch a
tent, cook his meals in the open and
trough it" for awhile. All he needs
besides shelter for a most inexpensive
vacation, is few cooking utensils, port
able necessities and old clothes.
The majority of improved public camp
grounds are provided with safe water.
fireplaces, sanitary toilets and garbage
pits. No permit Is required to pitch
tent in the most alluring spot unless one
prefers to build fire elsewhere than in
specified places. In that case one should
consult forest ranger. A good slogan
RI fo11nuy ", hn to-. -
know, ask the forest ranger" You will
not be in the forest very long before you
will meet one, for the United States
Forest Service has, first of all, provided
each national forest with stations from
which officers direct campers to suitable
sites, answer questions about the coun-
try and dispense other useful informa-
tion-particularly about how to prevent
forest fires. All the forest service asks
the camper in return for these privi-
leges is to keep the camp premises clean
and sanitary and to commit no act
which might endanger the life of the
forest
Twentyfour miles west of Harris6nl
burg, by way of Daton, Va, lies the
Home Quarry Forest Camp, at an eleva-
tion of 1900 feet. The camp is we'll pro-
vided, having fireplaces and an open
shelter for cooking in bad weather The
road leading to the camp is hard sur
faced or graveled.
New Market Gap Forest Camp is on
top of Massanutten Mountain, 4 miles
from New Market, Va. A hard-surfaced
highway leads to this camp, which is at
an altitude of 1000 feet. This spot offers
the camper every reasonable outdoor IA
clllty and many inspiring panoramas.
The Shenandoah range directly to the
west contains some of the highest peaks
in Northern Virginia.
desire, plan trip to Elliot Knob Camp,
rs miles west of Staunton. This camp
Is at an elevation Of 4,4OO feet, while
the knob itself reaches 4,473 feet above
sea level. It is possible to get a car
within miles of this camp, but the
remainder of the distance is over q
good trail. A fireplace, a spring and q
shelter are found there. A goodly spk.
ply Of blankets Is recommended, for the
nights are wintry. Also it Is advisable
to take good supply Of provisions on
the first trip, for this camp is not as
accessible as some Of the others. Watch
Ing a sunrise from this camp gives ono
the thrill Of q lifetime. A 30-foot steel
lookout tower has been erected by the
forest service on Mount Elliot, and from
this vantage point It Is possible to ~ =.
The esantTy for almost . hundred ~
In any direction. ---... ... =.