. Haynes' guide to Yellowstone Park. of the Rockies, 40 Christmas Tree Park, 42 Henry Lake, Idaho, 41 Madison Grayling, 43 Fountain Hotel, 44 Paint Pots, 46 Great Fountain Geyser, 48 Excelsior Geyser, . 50 Old Faithful Geyser, . . 58 Old Faithful Inn, 56 Early Morning, Upper Geyser Basin, 65 ILLUSTRATIONS Page. Giant Geyser 66 Crater of the Oblong Geyser, 70 Cliff Spring, 73 Castle and Bee Hive Geysers, 60 Morning Glory Spring, 75 Biscuit Basin, Sapphire Pool, tj Teton Mountains, 80 Hot Spring Cone, 81 Natural Bridge, 84 Lake Hotel, 83 Yellowstone Lake, Sleeping Giant, 85 Hayden Valley, 88 Gra
. Haynes' guide to Yellowstone Park. of the Rockies, 40 Christmas Tree Park, 42 Henry Lake, Idaho, 41 Madison Grayling, 43 Fountain Hotel, 44 Paint Pots, 46 Great Fountain Geyser, 48 Excelsior Geyser, . 50 Old Faithful Geyser, . . 58 Old Faithful Inn, 56 Early Morning, Upper Geyser Basin, 65 ILLUSTRATIONS Page. Giant Geyser 66 Crater of the Oblong Geyser, 70 Cliff Spring, 73 Castle and Bee Hive Geysers, 60 Morning Glory Spring, 75 Biscuit Basin, Sapphire Pool, tj Teton Mountains, 80 Hot Spring Cone, 81 Natural Bridge, 84 Lake Hotel, 83 Yellowstone Lake, Sleeping Giant, 85 Hayden Valley, 88 Grand Canyon Bridge, . = 90 Upper Falls of the Yellowstone, 91 Rapids Above Upper Falls, 92 Great Falls of the Yellowstone, 94 Grand Canyon Hotel, • 95 Canyon Falls and Point Lookout, 96 Grand Canyon from the Brink, 97 Down the Canyon from Inspiration Point, 99 A Petrified Tree, 106 Schwatka Party at Obsidian Cliff, in Elk, Hayden Valley, 115 Buffalo, Hayden Valley, 117 Trout of the Madison, 131 Camping in the Yellowstone, 133. WILD ANIMALS OK THE PAKK. Visitors entering the Park via the 0» S. Line or Madison RiverEntrance, see page 40. Yellowstone National Park In the northwest corner of Wyoming, in the heart ofthe Rocky Mountains, is located Yellowstone NationalPark. Its boundaries overlap a few miles into Mon-tana on the north and Idaho and Montana on the reservation is about sixty-five miles east and westand seventy-five miles north and south. No valleywithin its limits has an elevation of less than 6,000 feet,while many of the mountain peaks within and adjacentto the Park rise from 10,000 to 14,000 feet above sealevel. Yellowstone Lake, 15x20 miles in size, is the largestbody of water in North America at this altitude (8,000feet). Three of the largest rivers in the United States—the Missouri, Yellowstone and Columbia—have theirsource in the Yellowstone Park. The geysers of thisregion outclass anything of the kind in the knownworld. There are over fifty that th
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