June-July 1907, Yosemite Trip with Sierra Club Image 9
hunt was going on the young beggar watched every motion as if taking lessons in the seem-ingly dangerous work, but never entered the water, only flew from rock to rock amid the foaming roaring cataract to be near when its mother appeared who ran forward & popped the food quickly into its mouth &...
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ftunivpacificdc:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmj-all-4217 2023-08-27T04:09:34+02:00 June-July 1907, Yosemite Trip with Sierra Club Image 9 Muir, John 1907-06-01T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3218 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/4217/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmj-all/3218 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmj-all/article/4217/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 1907 ftunivpacificdc 2023-08-07T21:05:29Z hunt was going on the young beggar watched every motion as if taking lessons in the seem-ingly dangerous work, but never entered the water, only flew from rock to rock amid the foaming roaring cataract to be near when its mother appeared who ran forward & popped the food quickly into its mouth & instantly vanished in the swirls & silvery current for more – had [flown] near river, some 10 or 12 mouthfuls delivered in about 15 or 20 minutes Noticed a good many lowland spermophiles [burrowing rodents] at nearly 8000 ft el [elevation]. The lower part of the canon v.[very] narrow for a mile or 2 at mouth The eroding force checked consid-erably in [thrusting snout] into the [mark] Kern trunk gl [glacier]. A large part of current of these tributaries compelled to overflow & sweep across the ridges wh [which] formed their bank So with many of these narrow-throated tributaries of the Kern along both sides Mr Elison Berkeley prof [professor] walked from here to top of [Kaweah] pk [peak] & back in one day of moderate length spending 1½ hrs on top 17 One of the Whitney party got back here in time for breakfast – a doz [dozen] or more in time for lunch. Fast work I feel better today after yesterdays climb. The exercise of mind & limbs beneficial & bringing back lang syne wanderings Glad have not lost cunning as mtneer [mountaineer] tho great speed has gone with years 18th Washed & read & sauntered The last of the Whitney climbers got into camp here in the afternoon. All got to top but 2, well pleased & exhilarated with trip, All specially admired junction [ ] Some never noticed the Balfour pine forests passed thro [through]. Told stories, much talking, slight thunder shower PM, [ ] 19 Small sermon by Mr Palmer at 9 a.m. Many smaller & some longer by self. One on the silver bow of Alaska at camp fire, but the fine celestial story tho [although] told in this grand Sierra temple & devoutly heard & listened to seemed to make but little impression of a durable kind Trashy joke ... Text glacier Alaska University of the Pacific: Scholarly Commons Balfour ENVELOPE(-67.217,-67.217,-69.317,-69.317) |
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hunt was going on the young beggar watched every motion as if taking lessons in the seem-ingly dangerous work, but never entered the water, only flew from rock to rock amid the foaming roaring cataract to be near when its mother appeared who ran forward & popped the food quickly into its mouth & instantly vanished in the swirls & silvery current for more – had [flown] near river, some 10 or 12 mouthfuls delivered in about 15 or 20 minutes Noticed a good many lowland spermophiles [burrowing rodents] at nearly 8000 ft el [elevation]. The lower part of the canon v.[very] narrow for a mile or 2 at mouth The eroding force checked consid-erably in [thrusting snout] into the [mark] Kern trunk gl [glacier]. A large part of current of these tributaries compelled to overflow & sweep across the ridges wh [which] formed their bank So with many of these narrow-throated tributaries of the Kern along both sides Mr Elison Berkeley prof [professor] walked from here to top of [Kaweah] pk [peak] & back in one day of moderate length spending 1½ hrs on top 17 One of the Whitney party got back here in time for breakfast – a doz [dozen] or more in time for lunch. Fast work I feel better today after yesterdays climb. The exercise of mind & limbs beneficial & bringing back lang syne wanderings Glad have not lost cunning as mtneer [mountaineer] tho great speed has gone with years 18th Washed & read & sauntered The last of the Whitney climbers got into camp here in the afternoon. All got to top but 2, well pleased & exhilarated with trip, All specially admired junction [ ] Some never noticed the Balfour pine forests passed thro [through]. Told stories, much talking, slight thunder shower PM, [ ] 19 Small sermon by Mr Palmer at 9 a.m. Many smaller & some longer by self. One on the silver bow of Alaska at camp fire, but the fine celestial story tho [although] told in this grand Sierra temple & devoutly heard & listened to seemed to make but little impression of a durable kind Trashy joke ... |
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