May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 39
to Mr. Brownlee, [He &] storekeeper had read Mtns of Cal[Mountains of California]. 26. Charming calm Sunday morning Fairly balmy. The slopes with sp[ruce] & hem[lock] rising sharply above each other in crowded ranks. Rich green [area] slope sunny peaceful. Went ashore & climbed few 100 f...
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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-3644 2023-08-27T04:11:26+02:00 May-June 1899, Harriman Expedition to Alaska, Part I, San Francisco to Harriman Fiord Image 39 Muir, John 1899-05-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2645 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3644/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/2645 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/3644/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . All John Muir Journals John Muir journals drawings writings travel journaling naturalist text 1899 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:04:31Z to Mr. Brownlee, [He &] storekeeper had read Mtns of Cal[Mountains of California]. 26. Charming calm Sunday morning Fairly balmy. The slopes with sp[ruce] & hem[lock] rising sharply above each other in crowded ranks. Rich green [area] slope sunny peaceful. Went ashore & climbed few 100 ft in the woods along hearty [bouncing] stream. [Roots] of trees mossy interlaced ferny tangled. Devils club higher Aspidium. P.[Picea] spruce Started at 1 P.M. from Orca to Columbia Merriam Gl[acier] near Valdes, arrived at 5.30. The gl occupies a broad (8 ms) fiord. Short (5 or 6 ms) Blocked & interrupted in part by islands most of wh[ich] are completely overgrown with sp[ruce] & hem[lock]. The cascading tribs[tributaries] many of them flat & broad make a glorious show as the front is approached The discharging portion 2 ms wide The left E. side is rounded & has gravelly sandy flat in front & an island The trees on point of island have been uprooted by advance of the sea Some are leaning like those of Brady Gl[acier]. Comparatively few bergs are now being given off The wall is white & has but few apparent streaks of medial moraine [Sketch: Looking N W from 8 ms S of Valdes Gl. main Distance 50 ms] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3644/thumbnail.jpg Text Orca Alaska University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons |
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to Mr. Brownlee, [He &] storekeeper had read Mtns of Cal[Mountains of California]. 26. Charming calm Sunday morning Fairly balmy. The slopes with sp[ruce] & hem[lock] rising sharply above each other in crowded ranks. Rich green [area] slope sunny peaceful. Went ashore & climbed few 100 ft in the woods along hearty [bouncing] stream. [Roots] of trees mossy interlaced ferny tangled. Devils club higher Aspidium. P.[Picea] spruce Started at 1 P.M. from Orca to Columbia Merriam Gl[acier] near Valdes, arrived at 5.30. The gl occupies a broad (8 ms) fiord. Short (5 or 6 ms) Blocked & interrupted in part by islands most of wh[ich] are completely overgrown with sp[ruce] & hem[lock]. The cascading tribs[tributaries] many of them flat & broad make a glorious show as the front is approached The discharging portion 2 ms wide The left E. side is rounded & has gravelly sandy flat in front & an island The trees on point of island have been uprooted by advance of the sea Some are leaning like those of Brady Gl[acier]. Comparatively few bergs are now being given off The wall is white & has but few apparent streaks of medial moraine [Sketch: Looking N W from 8 ms S of Valdes Gl. main Distance 50 ms] https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3644/thumbnail.jpg |
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