▁Park . ▁Curt is ▁said : ▁One ▁comes ▁more ▁int imately ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁mountains ▁when ▁he ▁travel s ▁the ▁tra ils . ▁In ▁the ▁valle ys ▁the ▁for ests ▁seem ▁lower , ▁the ▁giant ▁trees ▁rise ▁from ▁one ' s ▁side ▁to ▁trem end ous ▁height s ▁and ▁the ▁lower ▁growth ▁reaches ▁out ▁a ▁friendly ▁hand ▁to ▁bid ▁you ▁welcome ; ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁un t rod den ▁mountain ▁height s ▁that ▁the ▁travel er ▁receives ▁a ▁true ▁reward ▁for ▁his ▁to il . ▁Here ▁where ▁veget ation ▁makes ▁its ▁last ▁stand ▁amid ▁a ▁world ▁of ▁ice ▁and ▁snow , ▁with ▁the ▁lower ▁world ▁stretch ing ▁away ▁to ▁the ▁distant ▁horizon , ▁nature ▁unf olds ▁in ▁all ▁her ▁beauty . ▁ ▁Curt is ' s ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Seattle - T a com a ▁Rain ier ▁National ▁Park ▁Committee ▁( l ater ▁the ▁Rain ier ▁National ▁Park ▁Ad vis ory ▁Board ) ▁stra ined ▁his ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Mount aine ers . ▁The ▁committee , ▁which ▁Curt is ▁cha ired ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁community ▁business ▁interests ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁park ' s ▁tour ism ▁potential . ▁Curt is , ▁through ▁the ▁committee , ▁sought ▁to ▁promote ▁greater ▁access ibility ▁to ▁the ▁park ▁by ▁building ▁roads ▁to ▁increase ▁tour ism . ▁His ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Olympic ▁National ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁representative ▁of