National Parks
The American Experience
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Glacier National Park, Montana, was
introduced to the Congress in 1910 as "1,400 square miles of mountains
piled on top of each other." Ansel Adams photograph, ca. 1940,
courtesy of the National Archives
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The Lower Falls of the Canyon of the
Yellowstone River have been a favorite subject for painters and
photographers since the first expeditions of scientific exploration
entered the Yellowstone country. George A. Grant Collection, courtesy
of the National Park Service
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The ruggedness of Mount Rainier (which
is here reflected in the waters of Eunice Lake) makes for breathtaking
scenery and, like other national park landscapes, offers little else to
exploit—only marginal amounts of timber and arable land.
Courtesy of the National Park Service
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