ILLUSTRATIONS
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Over-night campFrontispiece
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One can generally pass around obstructions like this on the trail5
Difficulties of the Adirondack trail9
Blazing the trail by bending down and breaking branches11
Returning to camp by the blazed trail13
Footprints of animals17
Footprints of animals19
Ink impressions of leaves23
Ink impressions of leaves24
Ink impressions of leaves25
Pitch-pine and cone26
Sycamore leaf and fruit of sycamore26
How to use the axe29
The compass and the North Star37
A permanent camp49
Outdoor shelters51
Dining-tent, handy racks, and log bedstead53
A forest camp by the water55
In camp57
The bough-bed, the cook-fire, and the wall-tent59
Soft wood63
Hard wood65
Bringing wood for the fire69
Camp fires and camp sanitation81
Trailers' outfits87
The head-net and blanket-roll91
Some things to carry and how to carry them101
Handicraft in the woods107
Outdoor dressing-table, camp-cupboard, hammock-frame, seat, and pot-hook109
Camp-chair, biscuit-stick, and blanket camp-bed111
The birch-bark dish that will hold fluids. Details of making115
A bear would rather be your friend than your enemy118
Making friends with a ruffed grouse120
Found on the trail122
Timber wolves124
Baby moose126
Stalking wild birds128
The fish-hawk will sometimes build near the ground131
Antelopes of the western plains135
Good food on the trail143
Fruits found principally in the south and the middle west147
Fruits found principally in the north and the middle west151
Fruits common to most of the States155
Hickory nuts, sweet and bitter159
Nuts with soft shells. Beechnut and chestnut161
Poisonous and non-poisonous snakes173
Plants poison to the touch181
Plants poison to the taste185
The white birch-tree makes a fine background for the beaver191
Blacktail deer snapped with a background of snow193
The skunk195
The porcupine stood in the shade but the background was light197
Photographing a woodcock from ambush199
The country through which you pass, with a trailer in the foreground201
Method of protecting roots to keep plants fresh while you carry them to camp for photographing203
A rowboat is a safer craft than a canoe206
Keep your body steady208
Canoeing on placid waters210
Bring your canoe up broadside to the shore212
How to use the paddle and a flat-bottomed rowboat215
The raft of logs219
Primitive weaving in raft building221
Learn to be at home in the water225
For dinner229
The veteran231
Bends in knot tying235
Figure eight knot237
Overhand bow-line knot237
Underhand bow-line knot239
Sheepshank knot239
Parcel slip-knot241
Cross-tie parcel knot241
Fisherman's knot241
The halter, slip-knot, and hitching-tie243
The fireman's lift245
Aids in "first aid"247
Restoring respiration253
When darkness closes in259
Wood-thrush261
Yellow-throated vireo262
Fire without matches264
Fire without the bow267