. The land of geysers : Yellowstone Natonal Park . me. Guide posts and guidespoint out to the tourist, byname, the particular pools andterraces and the guidebooksgive the interesting facts regard-ing them. Pulpit, Jupiter, Cleo-patra, and Narrow Gauge ter-races, Orange geyser, Cupidscave and the Devils Kitchenare the most important. Near the hotel there are several circular dried upwells that were formerly living pools. One of the most interesting objects isLiberty Cap, a standing monument-like shaft supposed to have been, at onetime, a living geyser like the present Orange geyser. It is thirt
. The land of geysers : Yellowstone Natonal Park . me. Guide posts and guidespoint out to the tourist, byname, the particular pools andterraces and the guidebooksgive the interesting facts regard-ing them. Pulpit, Jupiter, Cleo-patra, and Narrow Gauge ter-races, Orange geyser, Cupidscave and the Devils Kitchenare the most important. Near the hotel there are several circular dried upwells that were formerly living pools. One of the most interesting objects isLiberty Cap, a standing monument-like shaft supposed to have been, at onetime, a living geyser like the present Orange geyser. It is thirty-eight feethigh and, irregularly, about twenty feet in The Giants Thumb,not far from Liberty Cap, and similar thereto but smaller, is an object ofsome interest. There are numerous rides, walks and drives about the springs. Themouth of Boiling river and the canyon and fall—Osprey fall—of theMiddle Gardiner river behind Bunsen peak, are all within walking distanceto good pedestrians, or they can be reached by horseback or by RAPIDS AND BRIDGE NEAR GRAND CANYON 19 THE LAND OF GEYSERS Golden Gate ana Obsidian Cliff THE first days ride is always one of expectation. The road leadspast the terraces, climbing to Golden Gate by a light and regulargrade. On the way the Travertine, or Hoodoo, rocks are are strange freaks of nature. Of limestone, they stand pitched in allimaginable angles and the road twists through the midst of them. They areof a soft, silvery gray color, which fact gives name to Silver Gate, acharacteristic spot among them. Golden Gate is a short, striking, rugged, yellowish canyon uponwhich the Government has spent many thousands of dollars. In order tomake it passable it was necessary to construct a viaduct of steel and concreteat one point, at an expense of $10,000. Rustic fall, at the head of theGate, is one of the attractions of the spot. Twelve miles from Mammoth Hot Springs, Obsidian Cliff, one of themost interesting objects m
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