Introduction Chapters The Heart of America's Mountains Gold Schemes and Conservation Amusement Park or Natural Preserve Keeping Nature in the Spotlight Rocky Mountain Notes Animals Itinerary Side Trips Safety Glossary Selected Bibliography Websites e B B So o Index
Мо Lead Mountain Medicine Curve Fall River Pass Alpine edge taas ROUT ATIONAL FOREST Ridge Road centrs Gore Range Alpine Visitor Center PAMMER SERV de commun Rock Cut NÉV ER TOWERING MOUNTAINS and glassy lakes Churning rivers and dense forests Lush prairies and baking desērts The open spaces and natural wonders of the United States once seemed as limitless as they were diverse But as human expansion and development o U N increased in the 1800s forests and prairies were replaced by settlements and agricultural lands Waterways were diverted wildlife was overhunted and the earth was scarred by mining NA LP Fortunately many Americans fought to preserve some of the country's vanishing wilderness In 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established becoming the first SIGHORN FLATS NATION GRAND LAKE GRANDA
MUR FOREST RIDGE Beaver Meadows Visitor Center ESTES PARK CANYON true national park in the world and paving the way for future preservation efforts In 1901 Theodore Roosevelt became U S president He once stated There can be no greater issue than that of conservation in this country and during his presidency Roosevelt signed five national parks into existence The National Park Service NPS was created in 1916 to manage the growing number of U S parks including Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado For a century the park has lured visitors up among the initially forbidding mountain peaks to discover a high altitude world brimming with lush landscapes and vibrant life Glacier PHERSON ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOR олунма Pagoda Mountain Sourt Meeker 13911ft 424om WILDERNESS Meeker Park
