Identifier: nationalparkspor1917yard (find matches)
Title: The national parks portfolio
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945 United States. National Park Service
Subjects: National parks and reserves
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O.
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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d. 1, 534 Rugged mountain region of unsurpassed alpine character—250 glacier-fed lakes of romantic beauty—60 small gla-ciers—Peaks of unusual shape—Precipices thousands offeet deep—Fine trout fishing. 398 Heart of the Rockies—Snowy Range, peaks 11,000 to 14,250feet altitude—Remarkable records of glacial period. Two active volcanoes, Mauna Loa, largest in the world,and Kilauea, whose lake of bubbling lava is world famed—•A third volcano, Haleakala, whose crater, 8 miles wide,contains many cones. 124 Active volcano—Lassen Peak, 10,437 f^^t in altitude—Cinder Cone, 6,907 feet—Hot springs—Mud geysers. 2, 200 Highest Mountain in North America—Rises higher abovesurrounding country than any mountain in the world. National Parks of less popular interest are: Casa Grande Ruin, 1889, Arizona Prehistoric Indian ruin. Wind Cave, 1903, South Dakota Large natural cavern. Sullys Hill, 1904, North Dakota Wooded hilly tract on Devils Lake. 2a HOW TO REACH THE NATIONAL PARKS
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The map shows the location of all of our National Parks and their principal railroad connections.The traveler may work out his routes to suit himself. Low round-trip excursion fares to the AmericanRocky Mountain region and Pacific Coast may be availed of in visiting the National Parks duringtheir respective seasons, thus materially reducing the cost of the trip. Transcontinental throughtrains and branch lines make the Parks easy of access from all parts of the United States. For schedulesand excursion fares to and between the National Parks apply to your local railway ticket ofhce orto any excursion agency, or write to the Passenger Departments of the railroads which appear on theabove map, as follows: Arizona Eastern Railroad Tucson, Ariz. Atchison, ToPEKA & Santa Fe Railway 1119 Railway Exchange, Chicago, 111. Chicago Sz: North Western Railway 226 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111. Chicago, Burlington & QuiNCY Railroad Co 547 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 111. Chicago,

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