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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



while of necessity it is sometimes compelled to follow the 

 lower levels it frequently reaches points of exalted vision 

 and opens up localities which were hitherto practically un- 

 known. 



A trip over this trail is one of the most delightful 

 mountain excursions imaginable, and although portions 

 of it are rather rough it is abundantly rewarding. It 

 usually requires seven or eight days to make the round 

 trip from Paradise Park, but more time should be taken 

 if possible, in order to allow for certain side trips off the 

 main trail. There are no sources of supply along the 

 route, and hence everything in the way of food, bedding, 

 shelter tents, etc., should be provided at the outset. 



The wild flowers of Mt. Rainier Park, in their pro- 

 fusion, novelty, variety, and depth of color, compel ad- 

 miration from even the most indifferent beholder. Over 

 four hundred species have been noted at Paradise Park, 

 some of which such as the avalanche lilies, mountain 

 anemones, and lupines literally cover acres of ground 

 when in full bloom. 



In southern Oregon there was formerly a mountain 

 much higher even than Mt. Rainier; but there came a 

 sad day in its history, when the whole top of the 

 mountain was either blown off in some terrific cataclysm 



Courtesy of National Park Service 



LASSEN PEAK IN ERUPTION 



This volcano, which has been intermittently active in the last 

 few years, is now in the Lassen Volcanic National Park, and 

 preserved for the public. 



Passing over to the Pacific Coast, Mt. Rainier National 

 Park, in the state of Washington, is rapidly becoming 

 familiar to the residents of Seattle, Tacoma, and other 

 cities of the neighborhood, owing to the excellent system 

 of roads recently completed, which allow automobiles to 

 reach a point high up among the glaciers of Mt. Rainier. 

 This mountain, an extinct volcano, is really the king of 

 all the noble peaks which stand guard along the Pacific 

 Coast, and its entire altitude 14,408 feet can be seen 

 from sea level. It stands in the center of the park, and 

 from its summit there radiates a stupendous glacier-sys- 

 tem composed of no less than twenty-eight different ice- 

 streams, some of which are five to six miles in length, 

 while their precipitous descent gives rise in many places 

 to enormous groups of seracs and ice-cascades. 



Mt. Rainier is surrounded with a series of the most 

 lovely natural parks, whose verdure has caused the 

 mountain to be likened to a magnificent diamond in a 

 setting of emeralds. Paradise Park, on the southern slope 

 of the mountain, is the only one accessible to automobiles, 

 all the rest being reached only on foot or with saddle- 

 horses and pack train. A wonderful trail has recently been 

 constructed which entirely encircles the mountain, and 





Photograph by Herbert W. Gleason 



ALONG THE CASTLE CLIFFS 



Here, ages ago, was a great volcano, which either blew off its 

 head or caved into its own fiery depths. Where once was a 

 seething furnace is now beautiful Crater Lake. 



