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 44 THE TOURIST'S CALIFORNIA design contains a dining and recreation hall, while about it, or withdrawn among the trees, are in- dividual bungalows or tents where the guests sleep. There is something infinitely refreshing about opening one's own door upon the fragrant morn- ing rather than upon a breakfast-scented corri- dor, in taking a breath in the silence of a sylvan company before meeting the chatter of human friends. The rates for lodging in these segregated cabins and for hotel board vary from $10 to $18 a week. In the Yosemite and at Wawona near the Mari- posa Grove one may live this informal life to per- fection. At Lake Tahoe many hotels have adjoining tents in the woods. The Tavern at Tahoe City is an exception. On stage routes into the great forest reserves, on motor highways, and in the regions frequented by fishermen and hunters, man's needs are met in simple, comfortable fashion. The many hot springs and mineral waters of the State have been the excuse for building large ho- tels and sanitaria whose guests' diversions vary from golf to mud baths. The establishment at Paso Robles has the most complete equipment of any hydro-cure in America. Further north are the Gilroy, Byron, Bartlett, JEtna, Napa, Shasta and Klamath Springs. The great Arrowhead Springs are the most famous in