I. THE YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 3
1. A CAMP-FIRE THAT MADE HISTORY 3
2. THE DISCOVERY OF THE YELLOWSTONE 10
3. THE GEYSERS, LAKES, AND STREAMS 28
4. AGES OF FIRE AND ICE 38
5. THE PETRIFIED FORESTS 45
6. AREA; TREES, FLOWERS, AND ANIMALS 51
7. ENTRANCES 53
8. ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 54
9. LOST IN THE WILDERNESS 58
II. THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK 65
1. ICE-KING TOPOGRAPHY 70
2. TREES AND FORESTS 76
3. PLANT LIFE 79
4. THE REALM OF FALLING WATER 83
5. SEEING YOSEMITE 88
6. HISTORY OF YOSEMITE 93
III. THE SEQUOIA AND THE GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARKS 99
THE BIG TREES 104
IV. MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK 116
1. THE SPLENDID WILD-FLOWER GARDEN 122
2. GLACIERS OF MOUNT RAINIER 130