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recreational possibilities Is offered.
The main feature Of Mount Rainier
National Park. WASH, is the great
mountain from which 1t gets it, name,
now covered with tremendous single
peak glacier system which extends
down its sides into the forests and
wild-dower meadows below. Once
Rainier was fiery volcano and still
steam from the internal heat melts
holes in the saow on its summit.
In the Paradise section Of the park
the novice may 60 ice-climbing, un-
der the guidance Of experienced Alpin.
lists, on nearby glaciers, or the more
hardy climber may make the ascent
to the summit, with an overnight
stop in . hut high up at the 10000
foot level. A milder form Of glacier
amusement is tin pants sliding on
Paradise Glacier, arrayed in khaki
breeches with parafined seats. In
these tin pants the tobosganer sits
down on the covered glacier. Is
given . mild shove-And shoots OF on
the downward slide. Meanwhile over
In the northeastern or Sunrise por-
ton Of the park, visitors are riding,
hiking, fishing and cooking their fish
In the community kitchens, each
equipped with several tables, sinks
and gas stoves operated on the COIN
in-the-slot method. A lodge is avail
able in the Sunrise area. and both hotel
and lodge service at Paradise Valley.
Crater Lake. to the south Of Oregon,
offers to the lover of sheer beauty one
OF the loveliest sights in the world
. lake Of deepest blue, set deep in the
crater Of an extinct volcanic crater.
Above rise softly tinted walls, to a
distance of 1000 feet or more. The
lake, 6 miles across. offers delightful
boating and fishing possibilities, and
Is reached from the rim by the ex-
cellent trail, either afoot or ahorseback.
Lassen Volcanic National Park in
northern California, although 1t is
our most recently active volcano, has
winter" sports well into the summer.
And camping, fishing, and hiking
along the shores Of its tree-encircled
lakes-an amazing contrast to its vol
canic exhibits-are very alluring. A
number OF new cabins have been
added to the lodge at Manzanita Lake.
CALIFORNIA; three other national
parks are in the High Sierra. Yo-
semitic is best known for its exquisite
Yosemite Valley-but that occupies
only seven or eight square miles In
the midst Of over q thousand square
miles OF Alpine scenery. The valley
boasts hotel that rivals the finest
resort hostelries Of the land, and it
also has lodges, housekeeping cabins
and camp grounds. There is q hotel
high on the valley rim, and also 4
series Of hikers' camps which are be-
coming increasingly popular year by
year. Excellent trails lead up to the
back country
Sequoia. also the stunning noun
famous back-country. Is best known
for its groves Of big trees-the sequoia
gigantea-the oldest and largest of
living things. This year additional
cabins have been added to Lodgepole
Camp, to meet increased travel, as no
further expansion Of lodge and camp
facilities Is being made under the big
trees-a measure Of protection to the
priceless forest 'monarchs.
When Yellowstone National Park
opened earlier than usual this spring,
to play host to returning delegates
from . large convention on the West
Coast, they found the new hotel and
lodge layout at Mammoth Hot
Springs-park headquarters-available
for their use, and also . new public
automobile camp ground, the finest
In the park. BY midsummer cabins in
connection with the lodge will be fin
ished and ready for occupancy. There