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 Pendlcton, during Round-Up in September; and at Astoria, during Regatta in late summer, advance hotel accommodations should be arranged.

Climate and Equipment: Moderate temperatures prevail W. of Cascade Mountains; medium weight clothing sufficient the year around; topcoats needed in the valleys in all seasons but summer, and along Pacific Coast even in warmest weather; rain general during fall and winter, when water-proof clothes will be appreciated.

East of the Cascades temperatures are more extreme: summer days hot, nights cool; summer travel equipment should include mediumweight clothing; snow and sub-zero weather in winter.

Special outdoor clothing, cooking utensils, and bedding required for hiking and pack-horse trips; equipment available in any county seat town; drinking water wholesome and plentiful in Cascades and western Oregon, but water from rivers not recommended except in most primitive areas.

Recreational Areas: Thirteen national forests (set STATE MAP) ; of these, Wallowa, Mount Hood, Willamette, and Rogue River have primitive areas, all have recreational areas. Crater Lake National Park and Oregon Caves National Monument, both in southern Oregon, are other National playgrounds.

Recreational areas visited to best advantage in summer; guides available for primitive areas; any U. S. Forest Service headquarters or ranger will furnish information; national forest campers between July i and Sept. 30, except at improved campgrounds, required to obtain campfire permits from rangers and to carry ax, water container, and shovel; all campfires must be put out before camp is abandoned, or campers are liable to heavy fine; smoking while traveling in national forests forbidden except on paved or surfaced highways.

Poisonous Plants, Reptiles f Dangerous Animals f and Insects: Poison oak prevalent E. of Cascades and in valleys between Cascade and Coast Ranges; rattlesnakes only poisonous reptiles, not common but found occasionally E. of Cascades, in southern Willamette Valley, and southern Oregon; none has been found W. of Coast Range; bears, mountain lions, and timber wolves, found in the mountains, generally harmless unless molested.

Poisonous insects are the Rocky Mountain or Spotted Fever tick,