Artist: Bill Eichenlaub

It's a park with few English names. One of the early park superintendents basically decreed – “No more new names” – more or less. This helps keep the place wild, as names are one of the first steps in civilizing a landscape. When we go exploring we make up our own names for our favorite places because...well, you've got to be able to talk about it, but they are just for us. You can make up your own names too. Go ahead, give it a whirl... hum... Whirl Mountain... sounds good. Mine. Don't be bashful, try it out... hum... I like that one too... Try It Out Mountain... nice ring... Thank goodness that superintendent left us some room to name play.