. The Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive : illustrated with maps, views and portraits . e be observed. Language does not suffice todescribe these peculiar formations; sketches may probablydo something, and photographs more, to convey a concep-tion of their remarkable character, but actual observation isnecessary to adequately impress the mind with the wild,unearthly appearance of these eroded Hoodoos of the GoblinLand. These monuments are from fifty to two or threehundred feet in height, with narrow, tortuous passagesbetween them, which sometimes are tunnels through perma-n
. The Yellowstone National Park : historical and descriptive : illustrated with maps, views and portraits . e be observed. Language does not suffice todescribe these peculiar formations; sketches may probablydo something, and photographs more, to convey a concep-tion of their remarkable character, but actual observation isnecessary to adequately impress the mind with the wild,unearthly appearance of these eroded Hoodoos of the GoblinLand. These monuments are from fifty to two or threehundred feet in height, with narrow, tortuous passagesbetween them, which sometimes are tunnels through perma-nent snow or ice fields, where the Bighorn sheep hide insafety; while the ceaseless but ever changing moans of thewild winds seem to chant fitting requiems to these gnome-like monuments of the legendary Indian gods. From Tower Falls to Mammoth Hot Springs (22 miles)the route presents nothing of unusual interest, althoughthe scenery is everywhere of a pleasing and satisfactorycharacter. The road first climbs the long hill above Yan- • Page 8, Annual Report, Superintendent of the Park, forthe year The Hoodoos. A TOUR OF THE PARK. 337 ceys, four miles, much of the way in dense forests, andfinally emerges at the summit in a deep gorge through thehills called the Crescent Hill Carton. Immediately uponleaving this ravine the road passes over a little ridge fromwhich the tourist has an unobstructed view of Electric andBunsen Peaks, Mt. Everts, Terrace Mountain and theroadway leading up from Mammoth Hot Springs, bywhich he started on his tour a few days before. To theright lies the Valley of the Yellowstone, the stream flowingout of sight fully 1,500 feet below bim. The slopes of themountain on the farther shore, seamed with the valleys ofnumerous tributaries, dotted here and there with groves ofquaking aspen, but generally open and free of forestgrowths, compose a landscape which never fails to call forthexpressions of delight from those who see it for the firsttime. The Third
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