Adams, James Capen, 301.
Altitude, not harmful, 331, 333, 349.
Altyn Lake, 149, 150.
Amethyst Mountain, petrified forests in, 45-50.
Andrews Glacier, 180, 187.
Anemone, Western, 124.
Antelope, 306.
Arapahoe Peak, 330.
Artist Point, Yosemite, 452.
Aspen, 290.
Asulkan Glacier, 412.
Athabasca River, 252.
Augusta Bridge, 237.
Avalanche Basin, 149.
Avalanche Lake, 149.
Ballou, Sidney, quoted, 228.
Bandelier National Monument, 411, 510.
Banff, 254, 255.
Basket Dome, 69, 452.
Bear, black, color and habits, 304;
a bluffer, 304, 305.
Bear, grizzly, 341;
a tame grizzly, 301, 302;
characteristics, 302, 303;
food, 303;
hibernation, 304;
color, 305.
Bears, disposition spoiled by improper feeding, 315.
Beaver, 307, 308.
Beaver Lake, Alberta, 413.
Bertha Lake, 413.
Bidwell, Gen. John, 110.
Bierstadt, Albert, 187.
Bierstadt Moraine, 187.
Big Hole Battlefield, 411, 510.
Big Thompson River, 176.
Big Tree (_Sequoia gigantea_), 77, 78, 99, 100;
size, 104, 105;
groves, 104, 105;
age, 105, 106;
flowering and fruiting, 106;
habit, 106, 107;
bark, 107;
roots, 107;
durability, 107-09;
the most impressive living object, 109;
area not diminishing, 109;
of ancient stock, 110;
discovery, 110;
habitat, 110, 111;
effect on persons, 112-15;
thoughts suggested by, 286;
table of dimensions in Mariposa Grove, 451;
dimensions in Sequoia Park, 457.
Big Tuolumne Cañon, 93.
Bighorn. _See_ Sheep, mountain.
Bighorn Mountains, 404.
Birds, of Rocky Mountain National Park, 183, 184;
of the Grand Cañon, 197;
of the Olympic Mountains, 234, 235;
of the National Parks, 309-14;
mountain migration, 309, 310;
mating for life, 310, 311;
appear to desire human society, 313, 314.
Bison, 243, 261, 441, 519.
Blackfeet Glacier, 151, 157, 484, 485.
Blackfeet Indians, 15, 17-21, 157-59.
Boling, Capt. John, 94.
Bow River Valley, 412.
Bowman Lake, 149.
Brackenridge, Henry M., 22.
Bradbury, John, 22, 23.
Brett, Col. L. M., 58.
Bridal Veil Falls, 68, 85, 453.
Bridger, James, 24.
Bright Angel Cañon, 193.
Bright Angel Point, 193.
Bryant, William, 21.
Bryce, James (Lord Bryce), 122.
Buckwheat, wild, 124.
Buffalo, 243, 261, 441, 519.
Buffalo Park, 261, 413, 519.
Bunsen Peak, 440.
Burbank, Luther, quoted, 372, 373.
Cabrillo National Monument, 411, 510.
Cameron Falls, 413.
Camp-fire, the, 293, 294.
Canada, Dominion Parks of, description, 251-62;
creation and administration, 262, 263;
guide to, 515-20.
_Canoe and the Saddle, The_, quoted, 120, 121, 128, 358, 359.
Cañon de Chelly, 404.
Cañon of the Little Colorado, 193.
Cape Royal, 193.
Capulin National Monument, 409, 510.
Carbon Glacier, 133.
Caroline Bridge, 237.
Carter, T. H., 159, 160.
Casa Grande Ruin Reservation, description, 245, 246;
guide to, 508.
Cataract Cañon, 205.
Cathedral Lake, 92.
Cathedral Peak, 92.
Cathedral Rocks, 452.
Cathedral Spires, 68, 452.
Chaco Cañon, 405, 510.
Chasm Lake, 186.
Chittenden, Gen. Hiram M., 23, 37, 57;
quoted, 8.
Chouteau, Pierre, 21.
Cinder Cone, 216-18.
Clach-na-coodin Range, 412.
Claggett, William H., 5, 6.
Clark, Galen, 78, 96-98, 105.
Clark, William, 21, 22.
Clements, W. M., 159.
Cleveland Mountain, 150.
Cliff Cañon, 173.
Cliff dwellers, of Mesa Verde, 163-74.
Clothing, for rainy days, 335;
for use in the Parks, 431.
Clouds' Rest, 68, 452.
Cole, Cornelius, 6.
Colorado National Monument, 408, 511.
Colorado River, and the Grand Cañon, 199-209.
Colter, John, 12-24.
Colter's Hell, 23.
Columbia Rock, 452.
Columbia's Crest, 135, 467.
Continental Divide, 186, 187, 436.
Cook, C. W., 25.
Cook Forest, 268.
Crater Lake, first impressions, 137, 138;
origin, 138, 139;
description, 140-45;
discovery, 145, 146;
trout-fishing, 146.
Crater Lake National Park, 137-47;
founding, 146;
location and area, 146;
proposed additions, 147;
in table, 401;
guide to, 470-74.
Cut Bank Pass, 158.
Cut Bank River, 156.
Dana Mountain, 65, 92.
Daniels, Mark, 278, 279.
Dawes, Henry L., 6.
Death Valley, 102.
Deer Mountain, 188.
_Desert, The_, by John C. Van Dyke, quoted, 209, 210.
Devil Postpile, 410, 511.
Devil's Lake, 244, 245.
Devil's Tower, 405, 511.
Diamond Lake, 147.
Diller, Joseph S., quoted, 142, 143, 219.
Dinosaur National Monument, 408, 511.
Dipper, _or_ water-ouzel, 313.
Doane, Lieut. Gustavus C., 25, 26.
Dock, white, 124.
Doty, James, 158.
Dunes, in Indiana, 268, 404.
Eagle Peak, Mt. Rainier, 464.
Eagle Peak, Yosemite, 88, 452.
Eagle Point, 137.
Echo Mountain, 180.
El Capitan, 68, 452.
El Morro National Monument, 405, 511.
El Tovar, 193.
Electric Peak, 357, 440, 441.
Electrical storm, 324-26.
Eliot, Charles W., 223;
quoted, 370.
Elk, 53, 305, 306.
Elk, Roosevelt, 234.
Elk Island Park, 261, 413, 520.
Emerald Lake, 257.
Emmons Glacier, 130, 131.
Equipment, 431, 432.
Erosion, in the Grand Cañon, 194, 198-206.
Estes Park, 176.
Eureka, Cal., 268.
Everts, Truman C., 58-64.
Fall River automobile road, 187.
Falls of the Yellowstone, 38, 41, 42.
Fern Lake, 187.
Fewkes, Dr. Jesse Walter, 171;
quoted, 167, 168, 268.
Fiddle Creek Cañon, 253.
Field, B. C., 258.
Firehole, 30.
Firehole River, 436.
Fisher, Walter L., 279, 280.
Fishing, 441-43, 454, 458, 469, 474, 486, 487, 493, 494, 501, 504, 516.
Flat-Top Mountain, 180, 187.
Flowers, of Yellowstone Park, 52;
of Yosemite Park, 79-83;
of Mt. Rainier, 122-30, 348;
of Rocky Mountain Park, 181, 182, 347;
of the Olympic Mts., 234;
of Rocky Mountains Park, Canada, 256;
of mountain-tops, 347, 348.
Folding Mountain, 253.
Folsom, David E., 25.
Forest, the, spirit of, 282-95. _See also_ Trees.
Forest Cañon, 187.
Forest reservations, 272-76.
Forests, petrified, 45-50.
Fort Howe Park, 262, 413, 520.
Fort Manuel, 14, 15, 16, 20.
Fort Totten, 244.
Fossils, 258, 412.
Franklin Pass, 101.
Fuller, Miss Fay, 121.
Fusillade Mountain, 155.
Garfield Grove, 457.
Gem Lake, 180, 188.
General Grant National Park, 99, 100, 105;
in table, 401;
guide to, 459.
Geysers, of Yellowstone Park, 26, 28-35, 438, 439.
Ghost River, 255.
Giant Forest, 105.
Giant Forest Grove, 457.
Gibbs Mountain, 65.
Gila Cliff Dwellings, 409, 511.
Glaciation, 351-55;
in Yosemite Park, 70-76;
in Sequoia Park, 102, 103;
at Crater Lake, 141, 142;
in Glacier National Park, 152.
Glacier Gorge, 186.
Glacier National Park, lakes, 148-50, 154, 155;
mountains, 150, 151, 155, 156;
glaciers, 151, 152, 155, 156;
game, 152, 153;
place-names, 153;
wild flowers, 153;
streams, 156, 157;
history, 157-60;
motor road to Waterton Lakes Park, 259;
in table, 402;
guide to, 475-87.
Glacier Park, Canada, 412, 517.
Glacier Point, Yosemite, 68, 88, 452.
Glaciers, of Mt. Rainier, 117, 118, 130-34;
of Glacier National Park, 151, 152, 155, 156, 484, 485;
of Rocky Mountain Park, 180;
of Mt. McKinley, 249;
speed, 352;
formation, 352, 353.
Glen Cañon, 191, 197.
Goat, mountain, 306, 307.
Going-to-the-Sun Mountain, 155, 358.
Gould Mountain, 150.
Gran Quivira, 407, 511.
Grand Cañon National Monument, 410.
Grand Cañon of the Colorado, proposed National Park, 190, 191;
first impressions, 191, 192;
views, 192, 193;
description, 193-95;
formation, 194, 198-206;
climate, 195, 196;
plant life, 196, 197;
animal life, 197;
history, 206-08;
books about, 209;
a land of form and of color, 210;
guide to, 495-99.
Grand Cañon of the Yellowstone, 38, 39, 41, 439, 440.
Grand Lake, 188.
Grand Mesa, 404.
Grand River, 188.
Grand Teton, 44, 266.
Grand View, 193.
Gray, Asa, quoted, 79.
Gray's Peak, 330.
Greeley, Horace, 112.
Grinnell, George Bird, and Yellowstone Park, 57;
and Glacier Park, 157-60;
quoted, 159, 160.
Grinnell Glacier, 150, 151.
Grinnell Lake, 150, 153.
Grinnell Mountain, 150.
Grizzly Giant, 77, 78, 104, 105, 451.
Grosvenor, Gilbert H., quoted, 100, 101.
Hague's Peak, 179.
Haleakala, 222, 227, 228, 503, 504.
Half Dome, 68, 452.
Hall, Harvey Monroe, and Carlotta Case Hall,
_A Yosemite Flora_, quoted, 82, 83.
Hallet Glacier, 180, 188.
Harris, Capt. Moses, 57.
Hauser, Samuel T., 26.
Hawaii National Park, location and area, 221, 222;
volcanoes, 221-29;
forests and birds, 228, 229;
views, 229;
origin, 229;
in table, 402;
guide to, 502-04.
Hayden, Dr. Ferdinand V., and the founding of Yellowstone Park, 5, 6;
quoted, 29, 178, 179.
Hayden Valley, 51.
Heart Lake, 36.
Heather, 125.
Hedges, Cornelius, 4, 5, 26;
quoted, 26.
Hellebore, 124.
Hetch-Hetchy Valley, 66, 74, 86, 88;
description, 89;
history, 95, 96.
Hill, L. W., 160.
Hillman, John W., 146.
Hilo, 225.
Honolulu, 222.
Hopi Point, 193.
Hot Springs Reservation, description, 246, 247;
in table, 400;
guide to, 506, 507.
Hunt, T. E., quoted, 240.
Hunting-contest, a, 297, 298.
Husted, S. N., 328.
Iceberg Lake, 149.
Illecillewaet Glacier, 412.
Illilouette Cañon, 69.
Illilouette Falls, 86, 453.
Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, 123, 464.
Indians, and the Yellowstone region, 11, 12;
Colter's adventures with, 15, 17-21;
legend of Yosemite, 93, 94;
in Glacier National Park, 157-59;
tradition about Cinder Cone, 217;
legend of woman, 378.
Indian-turnip, 20.
Irving, Washington, 23.
Ives, Lieut., quoted, 206.
Jagger, Thomas A., quoted, 227.
James, Gen. Thomas, 23.
Jamez Plateau, 267.
Jasper, Alberta, 253.
Jasper Park, description, 252, 253;
in table, 413;
guide to, 518.
Jefferson River, 18-20.
Jepson, W. L., 106.
Jewel Cave, 410, 512.
Johnson, Robert Underwood, 94.
Kachima Bridge, 237.
Kautz Glacier, 134.
Kaweah River, 102.
Kent, William, 219, 406.
Kern River Cañon, 101.
Kickinghorse River, 258.
Kilauea, 222-24, 502, 504.
King, Clarence, 71, 102;
his _Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada_, 103.
King's River Cañon, 101.
Kolb, Ellsworth L., 209.
Koloma, 89.
Kuishan, 403.
La Charette, 23.
Laggan, 255.
Lake Bidwell, 217.
Lake Eva, 412.
Lake Louise, 256, 515, 516.
Lake MacArthur, 412.
Lake McDonald, 149.
Lake Minnewanka, 255.
Lake O'Hara, 412.
Lake Tenaya, 76.
Lakes, crater, 142.
Lakes in the Clouds, 412.
Lamar River, 46.
Lamon, John, 95.
Lamont, Alberta, 261.
Lane, Franklin K., 278.
Langford, Nathaniel P., 5, 6, 26, 56.
Lassen Peak, 211-16.
Lassen Volcanic National Park, location, area, and altitude, 211, 212;
origin, 212, 219;
description, 212-17;
Indian tradition, 217;
springs and streams, 217;
lakes, 217, 218;
trees, flowers, and animal life, 218, 219;
attractions, 219, 220;
in table, 402;
guide to, 500, 501.
Lava, 38, 39, 139-41, 204, 205, 213, 214, 216, 218;
a huge field of, 212, 213;
in Hawaii National Park, 223-29.
Lava Falls, 204, 205.
Leaning Tower, 452.
Lefroy Glacier, 412.
Lewis, Judge Robert E., decision quoted, 277, 278.
Lewis and Clark Cavern, 408, 512.
Lewis Lake, 36.
Liberty Cap, Mt. Rainier, 199.
Liberty Cap, Yosemite, 452.
Lily, Washington, 81.
Lincoln, Abraham, quoted, 112.
Lincoln National Park or Reservation, 411.
Lion, mountain, 309.
Lisa, Manuel, 13, 14.
Little Bridge, 237, 238.
Little Kootenai Creek, 156.
Little Yosemite Valley, 69, 73, 74.
Little Zion River Region, 239.
Loch Vale, 186.
Lodore Cañon, 205.
Logging Creek, 156.
Long's Peak, 178-81, 356, 357;
above a snowstorm on, 318, 319;
in a high wind, 320-22;
moonlight and sunrise on, 328-31;
timber-line on, 340, 341.
Los Molinos, 214.
Lost Creek, 214, 215.
Lost in the wilderness, 58-64, 337, 338.
Luray Caverns, 268.
McClurg, Mrs. Gilbert, 168.
McDermott Lake, 149.
McFarland, J. Horace, 276.
Maligne Lake, 253.
Mammoth Cave, 268.
Mammoth Hot Springs, 30, 31, 436.
Maple Creek Antelope Reserve, 413.
Marble Cañon, 191, 205.
Marion Lake, 412.
Mariposa Grove, 77, 78;
sizes of Big Trees, 451.
Marshall, Robert B., 279.
Mather, Stephen T., 96, 278, 279.
Matthes, François E., 71;
quoted, 120, 465-68.
Mauna Loa, 222, 224-27, 502-04.
Meadow Mountain, 179.
Menard, Pierre, 21.
Merced Grove, 77.
Merced River, 66, 67, 70.
Mertensia, 124.
Mesa Verde National Park, interest of, 161, 162;
location, area, and altitude, 162;
view from, 162;
ancient inhabitants, 163-67;
ruins, 167-74;
establishment, 168;
history, 169-71;
in table, 401;
guide to, 488-90.
Miette Springs, 253.
Mills Moraine, 186.
Mineral King, 101.
Mirror Lake, 93.
Mono Desert, 92.
Mono Lake, 92.
Monroe, Hugh, 158.
Montezuma Castle, 405, 512.
Moonlight, 326, 327;
ascent of Long's Peak by, 328, 329.
Morning-Glory Spring, 30.
Motorists, advice to, 432.
Mt. Adams, 235.
Mt. Assiniboine, 412.
Mt. Baker, 121, 403.
Mt. Cleveland, 358.
Mt. Cougar, 233.
Mt. Dana, 65, 92.
Mt. Evans, 403.
Mt. Everts, 63, 441.
Mt. Gibbs, 65.
Mt. Haleakala, 222, 227, 228, 503, 504.
Mt. Hoffman, 88, 91, 357.
Mt. Hood, 404.
Mt. Jackson, 151, 155.
Mt. Lady Washington, 186.
Mt. Lyell, 65, 357.
Mt. McGregor, 403.
Mt. McKinley, 248-50.
Mount McKinley National Park, description, 248-50;
in table, 402;
guide to, 505.
Mt. Mauna Loa, 222, 224-27, 502-04.
Mt. Mazama, 137-42.
Mt. Meany, 233.
Mt. Meeker, 178, 179.
Mt. Mitchell, 403.
Mt. Olympus, 232.
Mount Olympus National Monument, description, 230-35;
in table, 411;
guide to, 512.
Mt. Rainier, size and altitude, 116;
a volcano, 117, 119;
a source of inspiration, 120;
discovery and exploration, 120-22;
timber-line, 129;
glaciers, 130-34;
snowfall, 134, 135;
streams and erosion, 135, 136;
climbing, 356, 465-68.
Mount Rainier National Park, area, 116;
additions suggested, 117, 266;
roads and trails, 117, 118;
creation, 122;
wild-flower garden, 122-30, 348;
trees, 129, 130;
animal life, 130;
in table, 401;
guide to, 460-69.
_See also_ Mt. Rainier.
Mt. Revelstoke, 260.
Mt. Robson, 413.
Mt. St. Elias, 266.
Mt. St. Helens, 235.
Mt. Seattle, 233.
Mt. Shasta, 404.
Mt. Sheridan, 357.
Mt. Sir Donald, 412.
Mt. Stephen, 258.
Mt. Tahoma. _See_ Mt. Rainier.
Mt. Temple, 412.
Mt. Thielson, 147.
Mt. Washburn, 357.
Mt. Watkins, 69.
Mt. Whitney, 100, 101, 357, 358.
Mountaineers Club, 232.
Mountains, higher regions of, 340-51;
high peaks, 356-59.
Muir, John, 71, 87, 90, 103, 276, 313, 387;
quoted, 42, 43, 50, 69, 70, 89, 97, 110, 127, 190, 362;
his story of an Englishman at Yosemite, 94, 95;
and the Hetch-Hetchy fight, 95;
on the Big Tree, 108-10;
sketch of, 360-65.
Muir Grove, 457.
Muir National Park, proposed, 103.
Muir Woods, 406, 512.
Mukuntuweap Cañon, 239-41.
Mukuntuweap National Monument, description, 239-41;
in table, 406;
guide to, 512.
Muldrow Glacier, 249.
Mummy Lake, 174.
Mummy Range, 187.
Nakimu marble caves, 412.
National Academy of Science, 277.
National Monument, Mount Olympus, 230-35;
Mukuntuweap, 239-41;
Natural Bridges, 236-39;
Rainbow Bridge, 236-39.
_See also table and data_, 405-11, 510-14.
National Monuments, administration, 280, 281;
table of, 405-11;
data concerning the several, 510-14.
National Park, Casa Grande Ruin, 245, 246, 402, 508;
Crater Lake, 137-47, 401, 470-74;
General Grant, 99, 100, 105, 401, 459;
Glacier, 148-60, 402, 475-87;
Hawaii, 221-29, 402, 502-04;
Hot Springs, 246, 247, 400, 506, 507;
Lassen Volcanic, 211-20, 402, 500, 501;
Mesa Verde, 161-74, 401, 488-90;
Mount McKinley, 248-50, 402, 505;
Mount Rainier, 116-36, 401, 460-69;
Platt, 248, 402, 509;
Rocky Mountain, 175-89, 402, 491-94;
Sequoia, 99-115, 401, 455-58;
Sully's Hill, 244, 245, 402, 509;
Wind Cave, 242-44, 402, 508;
Yellowstone, 3-62, 400, 433-43;
Yosemite, 65-98, 401, 444-54.
National Park Mountain, 4.
National Parks, origin, 3, 4;
needs, 264;
advantages, 264, 265;
new Parks proposed, 266-69;
development needed, 269-72;
as distinguished from National Forests, 272-77;
importance of separate management, 277, 278;
administrative history, 278-80;
and the National Monuments, 280, 281;
as wild-life sanctuaries, 296-316;
physical, mental, and moral benefits from, 333, 334, 338;
immortal, 339;
educational value, 366-77;
our need of, 378-87;
table of, 400-02;
table of proposed Parks, 403, 404.
Natural Bridge, Yoho Park, 257.
Natural Bridges National Monument, description, 236-39;
in table, 407;
guide to, 513.
Navajo National Monument, 408, 513.
Nevada Falls, 86, 453.
Niagara Falls, 404.
Nisqually Glacier, 118, 131-33.
Nolen, John, 276;
quoted, 276.
Nonnezoshie Bridge, 238.
Nordenskjöld, Baron, 169.
North Carolina, 268.
North Dome, 69, 452.
North Specimen Mountain, 326.
Nyack River, 157.
Obsidian Cliff, 436.
Odel, Maud Gardner, poem, 374.
Odessa Lake, 187.
Ohanapecosh Valley, 465.
Old Inspiration Point, 452.
Old Kasaan National Monument, 513.
Olmsted, Frederic Law, quoted, 274, 275.
Olympic Mountains, 230-36.
Olympic National Monument. _See_ Mount Olympus National Monument.
Olympic National Park, proposed, 230, 236.
Oregon Caves, 410, 513.
Ottertail Range, 412.
Ottertail Valley, 412.
Owachomo Bridge, 237, 238.
Ozark Mountains, 403.
"Paint-Pots," in Yellowstone Park, 42.
Pajarito cliff cities, 403.
Panorama Point, 452.
Papago Saguaro National Monument, 408, 513.
Paradise Glacier, 133.
Paradise Park, 123, 131, 464-66.
Parsons, Edward T., 90.