Rocky Mountain National Park, ColoradoAlberts, Edwin C. (Edwin Cameron)
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Alberts, Edwin C. (Edwin Cameron)
Natural history -- Colorado -- Rocky Mountain National Park
Henderson, Kenneth, _Handbook of American Mountaineering_. Houghton
Mifflin Co., Boston, 1942.
A pocket-size book, almost encyclopedic in scope, giving detailed
information on mountain climbing and life on the trail.
Nesbit, Paul, _Longs Peak, Its Story and a Climbing Guide_. Published
by Paul W. Nesbit, Colorado Springs, Colo., 1959.
Ormes, Robert M., _Guide to the Colorado Mountains_. Sage Books,
Denver, 3d revised edition, 1955.
_Parks in General_
Butcher, Devereux, _Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments_.
Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 4th edition, 1954.
In cloth or paper covers; illustrated; gives succinct information on
all our parks with natural-history backgrounds.
Shankland, Robert, _Steve Mather of the National Parks_. Alfred A.
Knopf, New York, 1955.
The evolution of the National Park System and the life of the first
director of the National Park Service.
Story, Isabelle, _National Park Story in Pictures_. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1957.
Tilden, Freeman, _The National Parks: What They Mean to You and Me_.
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1955.
Factual material on the parks, their significance, origins, and
characteristics.
APPENDIX A—GUIDE TO MAMMAL OBSERVATION
_Hoofed Mammals_
_Bighorn_ (mountain sheep)—Best seen on Sheep Rock south of Poudre Lake;
also at Sheep Lake, Shipler and Specimen Mountains, Hallett’s
Peak, Mount Alice, Never Summer Range, Mount Ida.
_Deer, Mule_—Occasional in open pine country, especially early and late
in the day. Hillside above Tuxedo Park, Moraine Park, Deer
Mountain, Trail Ridge, and Kawuneeche Valley.
_Elk, American_—At treeline on Trail Ridge, Upper Poudre Valley, and
near Lawn Lake in summer; occasionally in Hallowell and Horseshoe
Parks during bad weather. Large herds in lower meadows from
October to April.
_Predatory Mammals_
_Badger_—Occasional in Moraine Park and other open meadow areas.
_Bear, black_—Uncommon; infrequently observed along roads and trails and
in wooded areas throughout the park.
_Bobcat_—Common, but in ravine country, especially at lower elevations.
_Cougar_ (mountain lion)—Uncommon; occasionally seen above Loch Vale,
Horseshoe Park, upper Fall River Valley; typical habitat around
Gem Lake.
_Coyote_—Common, especially in Hallowell Park, lower Cub Lake Valley,
Moraine Park, lower Beaver Meadows; signs on Deer and Specimen
Mountains.
_Fox, red_—Fairly common at or above treeline, along the Colorado River,
and in the Kawuneeche Valley.
_Marten_—Occasional at Bear Lake, Haiyaha, Fern-Odessa Trail, Lulu City;
usually in spruce-fir forest.
_Mink_—Occasional along higher streams and lakes like Haiyaha.
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