Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1927-02-24

same - wonderful pictures all
Biblical. The organ was being
played, and it surely is a treat to
be there and hear it. We did not
stay as long as | would have liked.
as we had to be in San Francisco
at noon.
At San Francisco we met Aunt
Anise and Stella, who had come
from Seattle by boat. We staid in
Frisco from Monday until Wednes-
day. While there we went to
Golden Gate Park, had tea at the
Cliff House-took some pictures of
the seals on seal rock in the ocean
We also visited Chinatown. Had
guides to take us through, and we
were in a party of about so. We
were taken into tea room and were
served tea and rice cakes. Chinese
girls of about Ia or Is waited on us,
and a man furnished the music,
playing on several different instru-
ments. Some of them were funny
looking affairs-one looked like a
corn stalk fiddle. Several little
Chinese children performed for us
by singing quaint songs and re-
citing.
In leaving Frisco we crossed the
ferry to Oakland. Got our break
fast there, and said goodbye to Lu-
Gle. (She came to visit some French
people she used to know, and one
family she had met while in Rus
sia.) We went through some pretty
hot country after leaving Oakland.
1t was so cold in San Francisco that
we had to wear our coats, and had
the heat on at the hotel in the ev-
ening. We stopped at a small
place for lunch, and at Chinese
camp for gas, before going up the
grades. Then we began to climb
the mountains-such curves, just
in and out and nothing to break
the view from below. About half
way up we stopped to let the engine
cool-it was boiling-and we all got
out. G got sick! Imagine, after
motoring over all the curves and
high places in the old Rockies, got
"sea sick" in the Sierras. How
ever, got O. K. after we got up). At
ter this We did more climbing over
rough and dusty roads, but there
were more trees. We stopped at
place called Carl Inn and spent the
night. We left next morning and
went into high trees, the sequoias.
The longest cones l ever saw grow
on these trees. We got to the Con-
troll just a little too late for the II
o'clock, SO had to wait until one.
You see in making the descent into
Yosemite Valley, there are several
miles where the autos cannot pass
each other, so they have the even
hours to go up and the odd to come
down. There is guard to check
each way so they know when to let
you go. While we were waiting for
this Control to open. wee black
bear came down out of the hills
been dumped there. We all ran
with our kodaks. I got two snaps.
He did not like our company, SO
started off into the hills again By
the time the Control was opened up
there were 80 cars lined up. We
were second in line. Then we pass
ed over such narrow, curved and
steep roads, it is no wonder it is
controlled. While going down this
grade into the valley, there is
wonderful view-can see the Rain
bow Falls, several noted rocks and
formations.
Yosemite Lodge is located near
the foot of Yosemite Falls. We
could see this falls from our tent.
We spent two nights here. Each
evening they had some outdoor en-
tertainment. Have a fine swimming
pool. At 8 p. m. the bus takes you
to see the fire fall. Early in the
evening a fire is lighted, and by
O'Clock has burned to embers,
Promptly at 8, at a signal, these red
hot embers are thrown over the
mountain-falling 5000 feet down
the mountain side. 1t is a beautiful
sight to see them rolling down,
down. After it is all over someone
on the point sounds taps. Then We
go back to the lodge and are taken
to see the bears feed; they come
down at night after food that has
been put out for them. One morn
ing we went to Mirror Lake to see
the sun rise. Certainly is marvel
Gus sight The lake is not large,
but reflects so beautifully all objects
near it. A guide takes a bus load
every morning, and he knows the
exact minute the sun will appear.
First we look up to see it come up,
through a crevice in the high rock;
in a second or two we look in the
lake and see it "come up again"
This is about the most wonderful
thing I saw there. Then we visited
Bridal Veil Falls, took some pic
tures-beautifu valley; visited the
Happy Isles-seyeral little islands
with the rapids flowing over rocks
and sand.
We left there and went to see the
big trees" at Mariposa. Some of
the trees are S32 feet high and 81
feet in diameter. These trees have
very few branches, and those grow
near the top, and the cones on them
are very small. Two of these trees
have been cut into so that autos
may pass through them. We had
our pictures taken while coming
through one.
We left Yosemite Valley early in
the morning going by another rO1te