About the Author

Roger J. Contor attended the University of Idaho and Montana State College, concentrating in the fields of zoology, botany, forestry, and big game management. His association with the National Park Service began as a seasonal employee in 1949 in Yellowstone where he served intermittently in various capacities into 1955. Later that year, he joined the permanent staff of the National Park Service as a park ranger, serving in Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, and Bryce Canyon National Parks.

In 1960, Mr. Contor became management assistant for Oregon Caves National Monument, where he remained until early 1962. He then returned to Rocky Mountain National Park, also as a management assistant. He is a member of The Wildlife Society and Phi Beta Kappa and has authored wildlife articles for National Parks Magazine, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Wyoming Wildlife and Denver Post.

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CAVE TOUR

ENTRANCE

TREE ROOT

RIVER STYX BRIDGE

WHALE

DRY ROOM

WIGWAM

110 ft. EXIT

BANANA ROOM

NIAGARA

KINGS PALACE

GRAND COLUMN

CHAPEL

RIMSTONE

PARADISE LOST

GHOST ROOM

EXIT TUNNEL

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