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42 CAMPINC5 AND WOODCRAFTwhen you return. The under side of the leaves,being of lighter shade than the upper, makes such abush sign conspicuous In the woods. Marks likethese can be made without slacking one'space.Where a bend In the trail Is made, the blazes, insteadof being opposite, should follow the bend, ofcourse.Blazing trees Is prohibited on public lands, and thepractice should be limited to remote regions wherethere are no regular trails. A blaze is everlasting,so long as the tree stands, and may cause troubleover land boundaries In years to come. Where underbrushis scarce. It may be necessary to spot thetrees, but generally It will suffice merely to hack o£Fa bit of the outer bark as big as your hand, withoutcutting into the sapwood.The snow-laden limbs ofOutgoing Course- low evergreen trees maydroop so low as to concealblazes on the trunks, anddriving snow may coverFig. 6.— Bush Markthem anyway, on any kindof tree. Consequently bushmarks are more reliablethan blazes in winter, ifthe snow Is not too deep.In average country, bushmarks alone will suffice.When ^oing out on anold trail for the first timqmake such a mark whereeveryou might be in doubton the return, as where the trail forks, or where itis overgrown or faint. If there are no bushes, jaba stick into the side of the trail, sloping towardcamp, or arrange a few stones in the form of anarrow-head, pointing the way.Of course, such precautions as these are only tobe taken on new ground, and then only according;to circumstances. Nowadays our wilderness travel