Gustaf Adolf becomes a park ranger

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July 6, 1926

Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Louise of Sweden left Yellowstone Park today and drove south along the Teton Range to Phillips Lake in Fremont county, where they were to spend the night, according to the AP dispatch. Tomorrow the royal couple will "continue their trip along the western slope of the Continental Divide" to Rock Springs, Wyoming, where they will board a train for Salt Lake City.
As they "left the land of geysers" and entered the Tetons, called the "Alps of America, with Gannett Peak, the highest point in Wyoming "towering before them," the Crown Prince and Crown Princess "were loud in their praise of the scenic wonders they had enjoyed during the first few days since they first entered Yellowstone."
"The outdoor life on my trip is the kind of recreation I needed," the Crown Prince exclaimed. "W are used to his sort of thing at home."
Before leaving Yellowstone, the prince and princess were made honorary rangers of Yellowstone -- "the only honorary rangers in the park's history."
The couple's world trip may be called off "if the health of Queen Victoria does not improve." The Crown Prince's mother has "long suffered from heart trouble," and has grown weaker during the summer. She is staying at the summer castle on the island of Oland. The King has "been summoned to the sick bed and is forbidden to leave for the present."