One of the most interesting spots visited in the vicinity of our 
cabin was Geneva Park. The term park as here used applies 
to any level valley between mountain-ranges. Geneva Park, 
which was located about three miles above our cabin, is at an 
elevation of between 9,000 and 10,000 feet and covers an area 
five to seven miles long and one to two miles wide. The approach 
View across Geneva Park showing swampy character of the soil. 
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FIG. 39. 
Cattle are grazing in the backgroun 
leading to the park is very steep and rocky and probably repre- 
sents the terminal moraine of a local glacier. The park would 
then result from the filling in of this natural reservoir with the 
wash from the mountainsides above. The entire region is sur- 
The land itself is nearly level and the soil is swampy and fur- 
nishes a good substratum for fungi. 
The country is not favorable for agricultural purposes on ac- 
