OLD AND "NEW" MEET. One of the first "modern" motorcoaches overtakes the soon-to-disappear horse-drawn stagecoach in Yosemite Valley, about 1916.

WHEN TRAINS RAN TO YOSEMITE. Until 1945 there was train service between El Portal, a few miles west of Yosemite Valley, and San Francisco and Los Angeles. The overnight trip provided in the summer was considered the acme of luxurious travel. Then came the all-year highway, and patronage of the train dwindled to the point where its operation no longer could be justified.

WHERE CAN I CAMP?, Yosemite National Park. In 1927 they called this "roughing it in comfort." Today there is no difficulty in finding one of the valley's developed campgrounds—but in midsummer, especially weekends, all may be crowded to capacity.

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, 1912. One of the first motorized stagecoaches to enter the park is shown at the Nisqually Entrance. The somewhat strange-looking building in the background is still in use—as a residence for park employees.

DECORATION DAY, 1955, Yosemite National Park. Long line of cars approaching Glacier Point. Many cars were in a 2-mile line for an hour or more before parking space became available.