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ROCKY MOUNTAIN
The Geologic Story of the Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado |
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CONTENTS.
Introduction
Location and character
A brief historical sketch
In the days of the aborigines
Accessibility
A general outlook
The making and shaping of the mountains
Geology and scenery
Before the Rockies were born
The birth of the Rockies
How the mountains grew
How the mountains were shaped
Work of rain
Work of frost
Work of streams
Methods of work
Streams of park exceptional
Stripping of the mountains
An old plain of erosion
Many periods of uplift
Work of ice
When and why glaciers form
Living glaciers
Ancient glaciers
Fall River Glacier
Thompson Glacier
Bartholf Glacier
Mills Glacier
Wild Basin Glacier
Glaciers of North Fork and its tributaries
Glaciers in the northern part of the park
How the glaciers worked
Approaches to the park
Loveland to Estes Park
Lyons to Estes Park
Ward to Estes Park
Grand Lake route
The park as seen from the trails
Black Canyon trail
Lawn Lake
Hagues Peak and Hallett Glacier
Roaring River
Horseshoe Falls
Fall River road
Trail ridge
Specimen Mountain
Milner Pass
High Drive
Moraine Park
Fern Lake and Odessa Gorge
Sprague Glacier
Flattop trail
Bierstadt Lake
Flattop Mountain
Glaciers and gorges south of Flattop
West of the Continental Divide
Bartholf Park
Bear Lake
Loch Vale
Lake Mills
Estes Park to Longs Peak
Routes
Longs Peak Inn
Twin Sisters
Longs Peak trail
Points of interest near timber line
Mills Moraine
The Chasm
Timber-line trees
Ascent of Longs Peak
North St. Vrain River
Wild Basin
Index (omitted from the online edition)
ILLLUSTRATIONS.
PLATE
I. Map of the Rocky Mountain National Park (omitted from the online edition)II. Falls at the mouth of Glacier Gorge
III. A, Carboniferous landscape; B, Modern landscape in the Rocky Mountain National Park
IV. A, Brontosaurus; B, Stegosaurus
V. A, Pterodactyl; B, Allosaurus
VI. A, Tylosaurus; B, Spoon-billed dinosaur
VII. Panoramas of Estes Park
VIII. Map of ancient glaciers
IX. Flattop Peneplain
X. Narrows of Thompson Canyon: View near mouth of canyon; Tilted quartzites; Sedimentary rocks of the foothills
XI. Rapids in Thompson Canyon: A typical scene; A pinnacle in the canyon wall; Water versus rocks; A "pothole"
XII. Views in the canyon of the St. Vrain: A, Rapid and crag; B, Steamboat Rock
XIII. Scenes in the valley of the North Fork of Grand River: A, Cascade Falls; B, Lodge on the North Fork
XIV. Views near Estes Park: A, Estes Park and Longs Peak from Stanley Hotel; B, A remnant of erosion
XV. Black Canyon: A, The Needles; B, Twin Owls
XVI. A, Lawn Lake region; B, Hallett Glacier
XVII. A, A glacial cirque; B, View from Hallett Glacier
XVIII. Scenes on Hallett Glacier: Entering a crevasse; Interior of a crevasse; Icebergs
XIX. A, View from High Drive; B, Glacial moraine south of Horseshoe Park
XX. A, Horseshoe Falls; B, Rapids on Roaring River
XXI. Scenes on Fall River: A beaver dam; Fall River valley; Glacial cirque at head of Fall River
XXII. Scenes from the Continental Divide: A, The Never-Summer Range; B, Crest of Front Range
XXIII. Specimen Mountain: A, Gulch on Specimen Mountain; B, Breccia and conglomerate
XXIV. A, Odessa Gorge; B, Bierstadt Lake
XXV. Winter sports: On Fern Lake; Snowshoeing on the Continental Divide; Sprague Glacier
XXVI. Timberline trees in Odessa Gorge: A, Dwarfed trees; B, A Limber pine
XXVII. Scenes on Milk Creek: Ruined beaver lodge; Glacial bowlder; Forests destroyed by fire
XXVIII. Scenes on Flattop Trail: Guide monument; Longs Peak and Glacier Gorge; Hallett Peak
XXIX. How a glacier is fed; A hanging glacier; An arm of Tyndall Glacier
XXX. Bergschrund on Tyndall Glacier; Enos A. Mills; Beaver lodge; Bighorn sheep
XXXI. A, Andrews Glacier; B, Side of Andrews Glacier
XXXII. A, Bear Lake and Hallett Peak; B, Lilypad Lake
XXXIII. Loch Vale
XXXIV. Scenes near Longs Peak: Fire observer's station; Balanced rock; Timber-line trees on Twin Sisters; Trail makers; View from Cabin Rock
XXXV. A, Mills Moraine; B, The Chasm on Longs Peak
XXXVI. A, Wall of The Chasm; B, Chasm Lake
XXXVII. A, Timber line on Longs Peak; B, A pine tree at timber-line
XXXVIII. Timber-line trees on Longs Peak: Trees sheared by snow blasts; Where trees grow lying down; "The Winged Victory"
XXXIX. Scenes on Longs Peak: A, Bowlder Field; B, The Keyhole
XL. The Trough on Longs Peak
XLI. A pocket lake in Glacier Gorge
XLII. Views near the top of Longs Peak: The Notch; The Narrows; Home Stretch; An ice-smoothed rock
XLIII. A, Copeland Lake; B, Melting basin and lateral moraine of Wild Basin Glacier
XLIV. Views in Wild Basin: A, Longs Peak and Thunder Lake; B, Rapids on the St. Vrain
XLV. Thunder Lake and Mount Alice
FIGURE
2. Profile section across the Rocky Mountains through Longs Peak and Grand Lake
3. Leg bones of a dinosaur
4. Map of North America showing distribution of land and sea in Upper Cretaceous time
5. Sketch map showing the glacial moraines in the valley of the North Fork of Grand River
6. A, Stream-cut valley; B, Same valley after glaciation
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
FRANKLIN K. LANE, Secretary
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
STEPHEN T. MATHER, Director
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