Your National Parks Part 41

NAVAJO, ARIZONA. Area: 360 acres. Nearest railroad stations are Flagstaff and Gallup, on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad.

Both these places are about 125 miles from Kayenta, which is 24 miles from the ruins. The Custodian is John Wetherill, Kayenta, Arizona.

OLD KASAAN, ALASKA. Area: 38 acres. May be reached by motor-boat from Ketchikan, Alaska. The Custodian is the Forest Supervisor, Tonga.s.s National Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska.

OREGON CAVES, OREGON. Area: 480 acres. Thirty-six miles from Grant's Pa.s.s, Oregon, on the Southern Pacific Railway. The Custodian is the Forest Supervisor, Siskiyou National Forest, Grant's Pa.s.s, Oregon.

PAPAGO SAGUARO, ARIZONA. Area: 2050 acres. Nine miles from Phoenix, Arizona, on Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad.

PETRIFIED FOREST, ARIZONA. Area: 25,625 acres. There are three acres of petrified logs, 2-1/2, 6, and 13 miles south of Adamana on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. The Custodian is Chester B.

Campbell, Adamana, Arizona.

PINNACLES, CALIFORNIA. Area: 2080 acres. Twelve miles from Soledad and 14 miles from Gonzales, on the Southern Pacific Railway.

RAINBOW BRIDGE, UTAH. Area: 160 acres. Sixty-five miles from Natural Bridges National Monument.

SHOSHONE CAVERN, WYOMING. Area: 210 acres. Four miles from Cody, Wyoming, on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway.

SIEUR DE MONTS, MAINE. Area: 5000 acres. Two miles from Bar Harbor, Maine. Custodian, George B. Dorr, Bar Harbor, Maine.

SITKA, ALASKA. Area: 57 acres. One mile from steam-boat landing at Sitka.

TONTO, ARIZONA. Area: 640 acres. Forty miles from Globe, Arizona, on the Arizona Eastern Railway. The Custodian is the Forest Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, Roosevelt, Arizona.

TUMACACORI, ARIZONA. Area: 10 acres. Seventeen miles north of Nogales, Arizona.

WALNUT CAnON, ARIZONA. Area: 960 acres. Eight miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. The Custodian is the Forest Supervisor, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, Arizona.

WHEELER, COLORADO. Area: 300 acres. Seventeen miles from Wagon Wheel Gap, on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. The Custodian is the Forest Supervisor Rio Grande National Forest, Monte Vista, Colorado.

Canadian Parks

ROCKY MOUNTAINS PARK

Location: Western Alberta. Area: 1800 square miles. Season: June to October. Address of Superintendent: Banff, Alberta.

ROCKY MOUNTAINS PARK is along the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway and has two gateways--Banff and Laggan (Lake Louise).

Excursion rate, round trip, Chicago to Banff, $60.30; to Lake Louise, $63.10.

At Banff the princ.i.p.al hotel is the Banff Springs Hotel, 1-1/2 miles from the station, operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway; rates, $4.00 and upward. Other hotels in the town of Banff are the Alberta, $2.50 and upward; the Alpine, $1.50, European plan; Grand View Villa, $2.50 and upward; Hot Springs Hotel, $2.00 and upward; Mount Royal Hotel, $2.50 and upward; King Edward Hotel, $2.50 and upward.

The popular carriage trips from Banff are given below. The lower rate is for 2 or 3 persons, the higher rate for 4 or 5 persons:--

To Lake Minnew.a.n.ka and return: 4-hour trip, $6.75 and $8.75; 9-hour trip, $9.00 and $15.00.

To Loop, Cave and Basin and Sun Dance Canon and return: 4-hour trip, $6.75 and $8.75.

To Tunnel Mountain, Buffalo Park, Cave and Basin and return: 4-hour trip, $6.75 and $8.75.

Guides may be obtained for $4.00 a day.

At Lake Louise the only hotel is the Chateau Lake Louise, 2-1/2 miles from Laggan Station, operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company; rates $5.00 and upward. There is a small camp at Moraine Lake, 9 miles from Lake Louise.

The princ.i.p.al short trips from Lake Louise are by carriage to Moraine Lake, $2.50; or on horseback to Lakes Mirror and Agnes, $1.50; Mount St. Piran, $3.00; Victoria Glacier, $2.00; Saddleback, $2.50; Saddleback, Sheol Valley, and Lower Paradise Valley, $3.00; Ptarmigan Lake, $3. Guides may be obtained for $4.00 a day and pack-horses for $2.50 a day.

As there are no permanent camps in remote portions of this Park, arrangements must be made for pack-animals and equipment. The Brewster Transport Company, Banff, Alberta, will furnish complete outfits at the following rates: $15.00 a day for one person; $25.00 a day for a party of two; $10.00 a day for each person for a party of three or more. This charge includes guide, cook, horses, tents, provisions, but no blankets.

There is said to be good fis.h.i.+ng for whitefish and cutthroat, lake, brook, Dolly Varden, and bull trout.

YOHO PARK

Location: Western Alberta and eastern British Columbia. Area: 560 square miles. Season: June to October. Address of Superintendent: Field, British Columbia.

YOHO PARK is reached from Field, on the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Excursion rate, round trip from Chicago, $64.70. The following hotels are operated by the railroad company: Mount Stephen House, at Field, $4.00 and upward; Emerald Lake Chalet, 7 miles from Field, $4.00 and upward; and Takakkaw Falls camp, 11 miles from Field, $4.00 a day.

The popular short trips from Field are listed below. The lower rate is for 2 or 3 persons; the higher rate for 4 or 5 persons:--

To Emerald Lake and return: 4-hour trip, $6.00 and $7.50; 9-hour trip, $9.00 and $15.00.

To Emerald Lake, one way: $3.00 and $5.00.

To Ottertail Bridge and return: $5.25 and $7.50.

To Takakkaw Falls and return: $9.00 and $15.00.

To Natural Bridge and return: $2.25 and $3.75 for first hour, $1.50 and $2.50 for second hour, and $0.75 and $1.25 for subsequent hours.

To Fossil Beds and return: horseback, $2.00 for each person.

Persons desiring to camp in this Park may obtain outfits from the Brewster Transport Company, Field, British Columbia, at the same rates given for Rocky Mountains Park.