

UNFAMILIAR SCENES IN NATIONAL PARKS 



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Photograph by Herbert W. Gleason 



ST. MARY'S LAKE, IN GLACIER PARK 



From Lily Bay on one side of this beautiful lake are seen the great mountain peaks in the distance, with numerous glaciers cut- 

 ting furrows of white down their rocky sides. 



plants, and even if you possess nothing of the botanist's 

 technical knowledge, you cannot help but rejoice in the 

 abundance, the variety, and the richness of color of these 

 courageous mountain-top dwellers. 



In visiting Yellowstone Park one should not fail to 

 make a trip to Jackson Lake and the Grand Teton Moun- 

 tains. These are some forty miles south of Yellowstone 

 Lake, in a region which it is proposed to incorporate with- 

 in the park limits at the earliest possible date, and where 

 is to found some of the sublimest mountain scenery along 

 the entire stretch of the Rockies. 



Glacier Park, in Montana, affords opportunity for an 

 ideal walking trip, as the public camps are located at 

 points easily reached from one day to another, and an 

 ordinary "hiker" can cover the distances without undue 

 exertion. This refers to the regularly scheduled "tour" 

 of the park. The entire northern portion of Glacier Park 

 is as yet very deficient in trails, and to attempt an explor- 

 ation of this portion of the park would be an exceedingly 

 strenuous and somwhat hazardous undertaking. The 

 trails already completed, however, reach some of the most 

 attractive localities in the park and furnish enjoyment 

 enough to satisfy the most ardent seeker after the grand 

 and beautiful in nature. 



With a large part of Glacier Park decidedly "unfamil- 

 iar," it would be easy to select numberless instances of 



scenic beauty to fulfill the purpose of this article; but 

 reference will be made only to points within reach of 

 the usual course of travel. St. Mary's Lake, as seen 

 from the chalet at the foot of the lake or from Going- 

 to-the-Sun Camp, is familiar to every visitor; but com- 

 paratively few attempt to cultivate a more intimate ac- 

 quaintance with the lake than can be gained from these 

 two points. A boating trip upon the lake, exploring its 

 various bays and coves, is. most earnestly recommended, 

 not only for the delightfulness of the trip itself, but for 

 the new views of the surrounding mountains which take 

 on wholly different aspects and reveal unsuspected beauty 

 as they are seen from different points on the lake. The 

 same is true of Lake McDermott, the terminus of the 

 automobile trip from the eastern entrance of the park. 

 This last-named lake is the central point of a region 

 which abounds in opportunities for short excursions. 

 The most interesting of these is that which takes the 

 visitor to Iceberg Lake, distant some seven miles, where 

 a small glacier, nestling in the lap of a rocky amphitheatra 

 whose vertical cliffs rise two thousand feet above the 

 beholder, descends into an alpine lake and breaks off into 

 miniature icebergs which float around the lake. Along 

 the stream which forms the outlet of this lake there is 

 a whole series of jubilant cascades, the most beautiful 

 of which is that called the "Silver Stairs," slightly off 



