Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . SILVER GATE, LIMESTONE KOODOOS down the valley, even as far as Gardiner Eiver, two milesdistant, was carried there in solution by the hot w^aters ofMammoth Springs, thus leaving honeycombed caves be-neath ; the present Hoodoo region was formed by the sur-faces caving in, filling the cavern below with huge massesof fractured rock. This condition is seen over an area ofabout a square mile. In the midst of the Koodoos^ theroad makes an abrupt turn, passing between great blocksof limestone to which is applied the very
Haynes new guide and motorists' complete road log of Yellowstone National Park . SILVER GATE, LIMESTONE KOODOOS down the valley, even as far as Gardiner Eiver, two milesdistant, was carried there in solution by the hot w^aters ofMammoth Springs, thus leaving honeycombed caves be-neath ; the present Hoodoo region was formed by the sur-faces caving in, filling the cavern below with huge massesof fractured rock. This condition is seen over an area ofabout a square mile. In the midst of the Koodoos^ theroad makes an abrupt turn, passing between great blocksof limestone to which is applied the very appropriate name,*Silver Gate/ Golden Gate, one of the most picturesque drives inthe Park, is a rugged pass between the base of the loftyelevations of Bunsen Peak, and the southern extremity ofTerrace Mountain. The sides of these rocky walls rise200 to 300 feet above the roadway and are covered witha yellow lichen, suggesting its name. Rustic Fall, at the west end of Golden Gate caji-yon, adds a charm to this beautiful spot; in the early part 46 HAYNES NEW GUIDE. GOLDEN GATE CANYON AND VIADUCT of the season the fall is especially fine. The stream, GlenCreek, is fed by mountain snows and springs, along thebase of the hills, a mile or so away; at the fall, it leapssome sixty feet over a series of shallow basins worn intothe dark, moss-covered ledge, and disappears underneathan accumulation of rock in the canyon. Swan Lake Basin.—^A pleasant surprise awaits thevisitor immediately beyond Golden Gate, where theroad comes suddenly into a broad mountain prairiehemmed in by snow-clad peaks. The magnificent Gal-latin range rising abruptly from the foothills, com-posed of Antler Peak, Quadrant Mountain, and MountHolmes (alt. 10,578 feet), are conspicuous in the fore-ground. About eight miles to the north is ElectricPeak (alt. 11,155 feet), the highest mountain in thePark, which, containing a large amount of magneticore, attracts lightning during storms. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
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