Passage 34

Forest campgrounds grow more popular each year with experienced, as well as amateur, campers. To visitors, the Forest Service says, 3 "Welcome to the National Forests--yours to enjoy, protect, keep clean! 3" This is the Forest Service's way of asking the co-operation of the one visitor in a thousand who might misuse or damage tables, signs, or other structures. Dollars saved by lowering repair and replacement costs can be used to build new recreation areas in order to accommodate the increasing numbers of Americans using the forests.

If you've never camped, join those thousands who this year will camp in the woods for the first time. Get the advice of an experienced woodsman, or study camping magazines and books.

Then plan a simple trip--don't be too ambitious your first time out--and head for the woods. The campers you'll meet will be friendly and glad to share their woods lore.

Really experienced campers prefer to simply throw packs on their backs and head into backcountry--the wilder parts of the National Forest system. There they try to recapture the pioneer spirit of their forefathers by fending for themselves.

Hikers explore old trails and beat their way across country, making camp whenever day ends. Horse riders travel wilderness trails, sleep beneath the stars, and return to civilization refreshed. Fishermen trek to remote streams and high -country lakes, and hunters search the hills for the next winter's venison and bear steaks. Families. too, enjoy the get-away-from-it-all experience of primitive travel and deep woods camping.

To help backcountry campers, the Forest Service has blazed miles of trails and provided crude campsites--a few with three-sided shelters and fire pits.

The supreme camping experience for many people is a wilderness tip. No roads cross the wilderness and no motorized vehicles are allowed. The only trails are for horse riders and hikers. Some of the better known areas, where popular use has made it necessary to provide sanitation and safety, have a few special campsites with simple facilities,

Backcountry camping deep in a wilderness requires careful planning and proper equipment. Before heading into the wilds, study a detailed map of the area and learn the terrain. Plan menus and select equipment carefully to keep loads light for horses and backpackers, Carry a first aid kit for emergencies.

And always have a map and compass to keep you on trail.

According to the passage, all that the Forest Service expects form the campers is .
1. protection of tree.
2. caution against danger.
3. friendliness with others.
4. co-operation.
Regarding fire, the article implies that .
1. forest fires destroy many good camping trails yearly.
2. food may be cooked in fire pits on some trails.
3. campfires are not allowed in National Forests.
4. without permission, fires should not be made.
This article states that money not spent on the repair of campsites

may be used for the construction of new schools.
may be spent on new recreational facilities.
can be applies to the publication of camping magazines.
may be used to protect trees and plant more trees.

The author advises first-time campers not to .
1. expect help from experienced campers.
2. carry heavy backpacks.
3. plan long trips.
4. lose their trail.
The primary motivation behind camping probably lies in .
1. the spirit of conquest.
2. a need for exercise.
3. the challenge of survival.
4. a need for fresh air.