The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-02

permit of our taking any of the trails,
the most important of which is that
to ~'Glacier Point but it is in itself
hard days work, being a climb Of
fourteen and one-half miles up hill,
with many a dizzy height, on horse or
mule. True, the animals know their
work, but as they turn and twist
around and seem to themselves enjoy
the scenery, looking over every precl-
pice in a calm, unconcerned way, it is
not trip for the nervous ones, though
/ should have liked to have had the
time to do it. Indeed, I should like
to have spent at least a fortnight
there. The views, of course, on the
way up are most grand, and reaching
the top one looks down over fall of
5000 feet. In such district one can
almost imagine what this would be
like. Thence one can sleep at "The
Glacier Hotel' and go next morning
to the still higher eminence of "The
Sentinel Dome.'' But this is only one
of many trails to heights various and
beautiful, and there is hardly an end
to all one might do if only time be
given. At "Glacier Point there is
an overhanging rock standing out over
the depths be1ow-let those stand there
who like it. J. do not reckon myself
over nervous, but is is just one of
those places where I should be con-
tent to take a back seat.
/ fear I have not half described the
beauties, the grandeur, the sublimity
of the scenery of the valley, but why
attempt to describe the indescribable?
Farewell fair Yosemite, so sweet
in thy fair beauty, so mighty in thy
magnifcence.
We retrace our way along the val
ley, give lingering last look at the
graceful 'EBriday Veil Falls" then
on and around corners, climbing all
the way until we reach Inspiration |
Point,' pausing there for a few min |
utes for a farewell view on this mag
nifcent vale, one could but think that |
Gustave Dore drew some of his inspir- |
ations from these towering rocks and |
pinnacles. Then on and upward four |
miles up hill and on through the same |
scenery by which we approached, pass |
ing many snow flowers on our way, a |
herd of wild deer, and many pretty and I
rare birds, TIL we arrive at Wawona |
at p. m, after somewhat rough |
and hazardous journey, for, as We aft
erward discovered, our driver was the
which commences running next week,
driver of the "Limited Express,
and he was evidently getting his hand
and his horses in, for that rapid jour
ney. Away we went, once having
climbed the hill, down, down for nine
miles. The road is just a little raised
in places, to guide the water coming
down off the roads, and over these
places he bumped till we felt like golf
balls; around corners We swung in a
way I have only read of before, and
the ladies were certainly little nerv-
Gus. It is not quite a pleasant sensa-
ton to go humping down hill, twisting
corners with precipitous edges at
mad gallop, but we survived it and
arrived at Wawona in safety, if a lit
tie bruised.
The next morning at daylight, or
rather before. we were called. Break
fast at $50 a. m, started at six for
Mariposa and "Big Tree Grove Our
road is much as previously, along
and looking down into valleys, more
or less precipitous, our drive being
more pleasant than yesterday, by reas-
on Of our n; wing stage to ourselves
and a careful driver. On we go through
big trees until we come to point
$500 feet above sea level, then de-
scelding a little, we enter the 'fBig |
Tree Grove
We are now amongst the wondefful
trees of a KIM of redwood, something
Of cedar. TIVE are frs, pines and
ether Trees n the forest, but those we 7
vent TO see are towering giants, of :
which there IRE 623, 800 of which are
from 4n feet ~ 104 feet in circum- =
ference. The ost perfect is the :
. Maripasa.' y which is 100 feet in cir
'Imferencc. The finest trees are all
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