The national parks portfolio . ,Four hours from Tacoma to the Glaciers, tells the But no one unless under dire necessity should think of being so near one of the greatest spectacles in nature without sparing several days fora real look; several weeks is none too long. Thousands of Americans in nor-mal years go to Switzerland to see glaciers much harder to reach and far lesssatisfactory to study. An excellent road will carry the visitor by autostage from the railwayterminus to the several comfortable hotels and camps, most of which are solocated that the principal scenic points on the s
The national parks portfolio . ,Four hours from Tacoma to the Glaciers, tells the But no one unless under dire necessity should think of being so near one of the greatest spectacles in nature without sparing several days fora real look; several weeks is none too long. Thousands of Americans in nor-mal years go to Switzerland to see glaciers much harder to reach and far lesssatisfactory to study. An excellent road will carry the visitor by autostage from the railwayterminus to the several comfortable hotels and camps, most of which are solocated that the principal scenic points on the south side may be easily reached. Pedestrians and horseback riders also follow trails through the gorgeouswild-flower parks, Paradise Valley, Indian Henrys Hunting Ground, VanTrump Park, Cowlitz Park, Ohanapecosh River and its hot springs. Summer-land, Grand Park, Moraine Park, Elysian Fields, Spray Park, Natural Bridge,Cataract Basin, St. Andrews Park, Glacier Basin, and others; developing newpoints of view of wonderful Photograph by Curlis <-• Mi/lrr National Park Inn THE NATIONAL PARKS AT A GLANCE Number, 17; Total Area, 9,774 Square Miles. Arranged chronologically in the order of their creation. NATIONAL PARKand Date LOCATION AREA insquaremiltb Hot Springs Res-ervation1832 Yellowstone1872 YOSEMITE i8qo Sequoia1890 General Grant1890 Mount Rainier1899 Crater Lake1902 Platt1904 Mesa Verde1906 Glacier1910 Rocky Mountain1915 Hawaii1916 Lassen Volcanic1916 Mount McKinley1917 Middle Arkansas North-westernWyoming MiddleeasternCalifornia MiddleeasternCalifornia MiddleCalifornia West central Washington SouthernOregon SouthernOklahoma SouthernColorado North-westernMontana NorthernColorado Hawaii NorthernCalifornia South central Alaska 3,348 I, 125 252 distinctive characteristics 124 46 hot springs possessing curative properties—Many hotelsand boarding houses in adjacent city of Hot Springs—Bathhouses under public control. More geysers than in all rest of world together
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