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Title: The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945
Subjects: National parks and reserves
Publisher: New York, Chicago (etc.) C. Scribner's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e) and Cathedral Rocks (right) .... 169 \ernal Fall 171 Liberty Cap and Nevada Fall ... 173 Many years ago the Yosemite Valley was the safe retreat of the Indians 177 The Yosemite Valley 181 Tenaya Lake, above the valleys rim 185 It is a paradise of sfiuirrels 187 Sequoia-tree about 1,500 years old 191 General Sherman Tree, from south side 195 xvi ILLUSTRATIONS PACE Bear cubs arc numerous and friendly 197 A wonderful place to camp out 199 Sunrise in the Giant Forest 201 Sugar-pines in the Giant Forest 203 Group of sequoias in the Giant Forest 205 A fallen monster 209 Suddenly a loud, gleeful shout brought the conference to a startled finish 211 The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River 217 Sunrise over the canyon 219 Indians above the rim 223 The trail into the canyon 227 On the brink of the rivers gorge 229 At the rivers edge 233 Thunder-storm brooding over the canyon 237 Camping in the Grand Canyon 241 You little witch, she whispered, I believe you know . . 243 THE TOP OF THE CONTINENT
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