Gently stroke a marmot on the back -- he flattens out like a fur rug -- but be sure he gets the idea before you start the petting -- those sharp teeth might cause sad retrospection; influx of visitors well underway -- boy, place those garbage cans more conspicuously; "strength in numbers" found fallacious in E. C. W. boys' football game with 17 on one side, 10 on the other -- referee outmoded: -- O lady! Those flowers don't like to leave their homes -- naughty, naughty -- mustn't pick; rainbow spawning in the lake -- two to three months later than in water of ordinary temperature; tiny bear cub shinnying up a man's leg with Mamma Bear unpreturbed -- generally that man would be flirting with disaster; digging through five feet of snow to erect ranger-naturalists' tents at the lake rim -- no requests received from them for ice boxes; rangers enthusiastically aid scientist in quest of fleas from wild animals -- interpretation left to reader; boulder from rim wall catapults into beached rowboat -- matches no longer needed for toothpicks; 21 foot layer of snow at foot of lake trail a 6-5 favorite to last the summer; motorist demanding his permit dollar back -- evening climate termed too frigid; 73' 3" of snowfall covers a lot of sins during the winter - but they come to light again with the melting; no two sagebrusher parties ever want the fireplace in quite the same place; E. C. W. boys -- from the mid-west evince tremendous interest in the same mountain and forest work methods and lore; meanderings such as this call forth the catty remark to a poor driver -- "Drive it or park it." Let's park it!