Mount Rainier |West | 324 |Largest accessible single-peak 1899 |central | |glacier system--28 glaciers, some of |Washington| |large size--Forty-eight square miles | | |of glacier, fifty to five hundred | | |feet thick--remarkable sub-alpine | | |wild-flower fields. | | | Crater Lake |South- | 249 |Lake of extraordinary blue in crater 1902 |western | |of extinct volcano, no inlet, no |Oregon | |outlet--Sides 1,000 feet high-- | | |Interesting lava formations--Fine | | |trout fishing. | | | Mesa Verde |South- | 77 |Most notable and best-preserved 1906 |western | |prehistoric cliff dwellings in United |Colorado | |States, if not in the world. | | | Platt |Southern | 1½|Sulphur and other springs possessing 1906 |Oklahoma | |curative properties--Under Government | | |regulations. | | | Glacier |North- |1,534 |Rugged mountain region of unsurpassed 1910 |western | |Alpine character--250 glacier-fed |Montana | |lakes of romantic beauty--60 small | | |glaciers--Peaks of unusual shape-- | | |Precipices thousands of feet deep-- | | |Almost sensational scenery of marked | | |individuality--Fine trout fishing. | | | Rocky Mountain |North | 358 |Heart of the Rockies--Snowy range, 1915 |middle | |peaks 11,000 to 14,250 feet |Colorado | |altitude--Remarkable records of | | |glacial period. | | | Lassen Volcanic|North | 12 |Contains Lassen Peak (10,437 feet), National Park |middle | |hot springs, geysers and lakes. 1916 |California| | | | | Mt. McKinley |Territory |2,250 |Contains Mt. McKinley, loftiest National Park |of Alaska | |summit in America, 20,300 feet. 1917 | | | ---------------+----------+------+------------------------------------- National Parks of less popular interest are: Sully’s Hill, 1904, North Dakota Wooded hilly tract on Devil’s Lake. Wind Cave, 1903, South Dakota Large natural cavern. Casa Grande Ruin, 1892, Arizona Prehistoric Indian ruin. MAKE THE SPARE MOMENT COUNT