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AMERICAN 



Photograph copyrighted by Fred Harvey Company 



ACROSS THE COLORADO RIVER IN THE GRANITE 



GORGE 



View taken from the mouth of Bright Angel Creek near where 

 is located the new Phantom Ranch. At the lower end of the 

 left-hand gully, in the shadow, may be seen the trail beginning 

 to zigzag its way up to the Tonto Plateau, 1,500 feet above the 

 river. 



gent person to .spend a vacation. The trails are always 

 Qjien, and, even when the snow does He on the rim, 

 some motor trips may be made for the views. Foot, 

 saddle-horse, and muleback trips into the Canyon always 

 offer the enjoyment of glorious scenery, inspiring sur- 

 roundings, and novel situations under comfortable cir- 

 cumstances. 



The climate as a whole is unexcelled. In the winter 

 there are but few days when it is disagreeable to be 

 outdoors even on the rim. If necessary, by shifting 

 one's abiding place (from the rim to the unique Fred 

 Harvey Ranch at the mouth of Bright Angel Creek down 

 in the river gorge 4,500 feet lower than the rim for 

 instance) one can bask in the sunshine (of Palm Beach 

 or of Coronado) and contemplate in comfort the snows 



FORESTRY 



of Quebec above. In midsummer the temperature on 

 the rim seldom exceeds 85 degrees F. The moisture con- 

 tent of the air is so low that the "sensible" temperature 

 seems much less than this figure among the big pines, 

 ihe cedars, and pinons whioi covsr the rim. 



The Grand Canyon National Park is in the heart of 

 our southwest wonderland. The reservations of a "Van- 

 ishing Race" the Hopi, Supai, Navajo and other Indian 

 tribes may be visited from it. "Cliff Dwellers" ruins are 



Photograph copyrighted by Fred Harvey Company 

 HAVASU FALLS IN THE CANYON OF THAT NAME 



It drops over a background wall plastered with dark red traver- 

 tine festoons and is one of the most picturesque waterfalls 

 in the parks. Havasu is the Indian name for Sky Blue Waters. 



found in the Park itself and the ancient pictographs 

 of a forgotten race, in and nearby the Park, await trans- 

 lation. The Petrified Forest National Monument may 

 be easily reached from here by automobile and by train. 

 There is, in Grand Canyon National Park, at least one 

 natural invitation for every American to visit it. For a 

 multitude there are several forms of this invitation. 



GLACIER NATIONAL PARK 



By J. R. Eakin, Superintendent 



/^LACIER National Park, with its 60 glaciers, 250 

 ^-^ lakes and hundreds of waterfalls, serrated peaks and 

 sheer precipices, contains the noblest mountain scenery 

 in America. Here one may ride in an automo- 



bile, a launch, ride horseback and visit a glacier all in one 

 day and never be more than a few miles from a modern 

 luxurious hotel. Or one may climb to the very crest of 

 the Continental Divide and spend the night at a com- 



