Health & Fitness

western yellow pine in the United States, are protected under the supervision of our government for the pleasure and enjoyment of all the people of this generation and for the generations to come.

The many excellent trout streams and lakes, which are frequently restocked with young fish, are a tantalizing magnet to the angler. For the nature lover and the botanist there are thousands of very interesting and unusual plants, as the various elevations each have their own distinctive species of plant life.

From 137 feet above sea level on the international boundary line, south of Yuma, to the 12,611-foot heights of Agassiz Peak in the San Francisco Mountains, the distance is only 275 miles airline.

Arizona is truly a land of contrasts. In the sporting world, golf and tennis predominate in the southern, sun-drenched valleys, while at the same time, those who are fond of the snow seek the high places where skiing, tobogganing and other winter sports hold the spotlight.

On the lofty southern slopes of the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, lies the Arizona Snow bowl, where skiing and tobogganing is made available to the winter recreationist. Through the interest and cooperation of the Forest Service and other organizations, a new road was built and a shelter constructed in the area, making the winter playground more accessible. A ski tow was also placed in operation to carry skiers to The head of the run. Other tows are to be constructed later. The main run begins high in the Snow Bowl above the timber line, some 11,500 feet above sea level, and extends downward through fir, spruce and aspen. This run loses an elevation of about 2,000 feet in something over a mile and one half. Snow comes early in the Snow Bowl and lingers until deep spring. That skiing and other winter sports should flourish in a state not ordinarily associated with snow is merely another of those many contrasts and contradictions for which Arizona is noted, and which continues to amaze newcomers.

There are few places in Arizona where snow cannot be seen on the peaks of mountains in the distance during the winter time, even in the southern sun country. The towering and impressive Catalinas north of Tucson, the Four Peaks of the Mazatzel range east of Phoenix, the mountain city of Prescott, the Pinals in the Globe-Miami country, Mt. Graham near Safford, and the glorious San Francisco Peaks rising to great heights north of Flagstaff—all at some time or other sparkle with the crystal white of newly fallen snow. And who doesn't like snow, even just to look at if not to play in. Yes, if it is snow you want, Arizona has it. And at the same time, if its bright sunshine and warm winter days—Arizona significantly has that in abundance too; and its a stone's throw from one to another, with the highways, good roads and trails making all regions readily accessible.