. Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1917. ction through its entire length. These can-yons begin with small depressions at .the north end of the mesaand become deeper as they approach the canyon of the MancosRiver beyond the south boundary of the park. In these canyonsthe peoples of a forgotten race erected among the cliffs the magnifi-cent structures that the park was established to forever as it is impossible to paint a word picture of the magnificenceof Mount Rainier, the unbelievable beauties of Crater Lake, theenormous dimensions of
. Reports of the Department of the Interior for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 1917. ction through its entire length. These can-yons begin with small depressions at .the north end of the mesaand become deeper as they approach the canyon of the MancosRiver beyond the south boundary of the park. In these canyonsthe peoples of a forgotten race erected among the cliffs the magnifi-cent structures that the park was established to forever as it is impossible to paint a word picture of the magnificenceof Mount Rainier, the unbelievable beauties of Crater Lake, theenormous dimensions of the Sequoia trees, so also is it impossibleto tell the story of the great cliff dwellings of the Mesa one stands on the edge of a canyon and looks upon one ofthe great cliff dwellings, such as Cliff Palace or Spruce Tree House,he is overcome with the same emotions that grip his very soul atthe edge of the Grand Canyon. The scene can not be described inwords, neither can the feeling that one experiences. National Park Service. Annual Report of the Director, 1917. > *. SEQUOIA NATIONAL out on fallen sequoia tree, over 20 feet in diameter at base. Jiuk S^ * , Jk m jgf V. W& A ^1 wi M %Jr SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK. MORO ROCK. This picture shows the new stairway, 346 feet in length, erected to the top of the great granite monolith. National Park Service. Annual Report of the Director, 1917.
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