Book excerpt: GREAT LODGES OF THE NATIONAL PARKS, Volume Two, author Christine Barnes continues the award-winning series of books that showcases the most spectacular and historically significant lodges of our glorious natinonal park and forest systems. From the grand resorts such as the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park and the Furnace Creek Inn in Death Valley National Park to the classic lake lodges such as Lake Crescent and Lake Quinault Lodges in Washington state's Olympic Peninsula to the new visions such as Volcano House in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park & Preserve, and the Glacier Bay Lodge in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, this stunningly illustrated and meticulously researched book offers new insights into these hoistoric landmarks and the scenic American landscapes where they are located. Included for each lodge or resort are architectural and scenic photographs, historical illustrations, and elevation drawrings as well as a lively, informative, text examing the work of such well-known architects as Gilbert Stanley Underwood, Robert Reamer, Albert Martin, and John Morse. Also included are sidebars with thoughts and recollections for those who know these buildings best. This is the companion book to the PBS series,Great Lodges of the National Parks.