Yellowstone National Park

Northern Pacific Railway

Publication: Privately printed, 1926, NP

9" x 6" in pictorial wrappers with illustration of geyser on front cover and waterfall on rear cover. 56 pp., illustrations, appreciation, illustrations, schedules, map. An Appreciation of Yellowstone National Park by Western author, Emerson Hough. Overview of the park followed by information about the climate, the terraced Mammoth Hot Springs, the Grand Canyon and Great Fall, animals, excursions on Yellowstone Lake, fishing, hiking, fossil forests, various hotels and camps and their amenities and prices, various tours, Mt. Washburn, side-trips with pricing, a tour of Yellowstone Park, the Cody Road, etc. Schedules for 8 standard tours of Yellowstone Park with small line map for each tour. General information about visiting the park; pricing and overview of combination tours in Yellowstone-Glacier National Parks, Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain National Parks and side trips; information on how to reach the park. Offers schedules, information and pricing for 4 Burlington Escorted Tours to include Glacier-Yellowstone, Colorado-Yellowstone, Yellowstone-Glacier, and Yellowstone-Colorado. Numerous black and white photographs throughout to include Grand Canyon and Great Fall of the Yellowstone, the Golden Gate, the Devil's Slide, Eagle's Nest Rock, Minerva Terrace, Jupiter Terrace, the Gardiner River, wildlife, various hotels and camps, Mt. Washburn, various falls, Old Faithful, etc. Double-page map at center showing the Cody Road, a 90-mile scenic motor highway through the park, in red ink. One-page map on last page showing Northern Pacific Railway routes from Chicago, Stillwater or Duluth to Portland Tacoma or Vancouver. Covers a bit rubbed, else a near fine, clean copy. A nice tourist's booklet.