Towering Peaks 

 and Gushing 

 Geysers 



The North Montane Block or the 



United States Rockies, and the Blue Mountains 



Bears are very dangerous creatures. They are also a nuisance, as 

 a memorandum handed to visitors to the national parks in this 

 area indicates. This states, among other useful hints, that "metal 

 chests with good locks make fair storage receptacles although 

 experience has shown that not all metal chests are bear-proof." 

 The Black Bear, whatever actual color it may be, can also look 

 very appealing, in several senses of that word, and the young 

 ones, especially when standing on their hind legs and begging. 



Leit: The Yellowstone area is a hotbed of subvolcanic 

 activity, with geysers, steam vents, and mud flows. The 

 trees here are encrusted with minerals leached from the 

 warm waters. Below: Geysers "blow" both regularly and 

 unpredictably. Hot water accumulated in natural wells in 

 the rock is ejected when it turns to steam. 



If 



