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XI

EQUIPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL PARK VISITOR

It is not with any intention of being epigrammatic that I cite as a first requisite to the proper enjoyment and appreciation of the national parks a suitable mental attitude. Go with a light heart and an open mind. Be prepared to admire, to wonder, to ponder. Leave your adjectives at home; they probably need a rest from even ordinary everyday use. Certainly few of them are ever the same after a trip through any one of the national parks.

Clothing

In addition to the clothing required in traveling to the park, a serviceable outing suit that will withstand rough usage should be carried; and a change of heavy underwear will often justify the space it occupies in one's lug-

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