foot, in a day. One of 
these is to Avalanche 
Lake, a charming body 
of water, which is sur- 
rounded by great chffs 
and into which the melt- 
ing snow pours cascades, 
looking in the distance 
like threads of silver. 
Another interesting trip, 
affording fine views of 
lake, mountain, and for- 
est, is to the west of Lake 
McDonald, to Trout 
Lake, situated in one of 
the most impressive of 
glacial cirques. Still an- 
other trip is over the 
steep slope of Edwards 
Mountain to Sperry Gla- 
cier, where a camp has 
been established for the 
accommodation of t h e 
traveler. One may con- 
tinue from Sperry Gla- 
cier over Gunsight Pass, 
amidst the finest o f 
mountain scenery, to 
Upper St. Marys Lake, 
and thence to Midvale 
on the railroad. 
THE CRATER LAKE 
On the summit of the 
Cascade Range, in south- 
ern Oregon, lies the Cra- 
ter Lake National Park, 
established by the act 
approved May 22, 1902. 
In the center of this 
park, which has an area 
of 159,300 acres, lies Cra- 
ter Lake, unsurpassed in 
the gorgeousness and 
grandeur of its scenery, 
unrivaled in its location 
on the summit of a 
mountain 7,000 feet 
above sea-level, and un- 
paralleled in its geologic 
history. 
The traveler who 
stands on the rocky rim 
of the lake and looks 
across its limpid waters 
is at a point where once 
the molten lava boiled 
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