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From the summit of the mountain we could see the "Non- 

 nesoche Arch" or "Rainbow Bridge", the largest natural arch 

 in the world, which spans Bridge Creek Canyon about six 

 miles from the Colorado river. This arch was discovered by 

 the leader of our party in 1909. Though so near as to dist- 

 ance, it was thirty-five miles away by the steep and crooked 

 trails traversed and required two days to reach it. On the re- 

 turn trip several members of the party decided to go directly 

 across the mountain but found the way barred by various 

 clififs and canyons, and when they finally arrived in camp were 

 thoroughly convinced that "the longest way round is the short- 

 est way home." 



Our visit to Segi Canyon and the remarkable cliff ruins 

 there, our trip to Monument Park, our adventures on the jour- 

 ney to the snake dance in the Hopi village of Walpi, and our 

 trip back to civilization is not a part of this narrative, though 

 all of these excursions yielded additional plants that were quite 

 new to us and possibly new to science. We encountered a 

 number of people interested in the plants used by the Navajos 

 and expect later to publish notes on this phase of the subject. 



This account should not be closed without some ac- 

 knowledgement of the aid aid rendered us by the proprietors 

 of the trading posts, all of whom were exceptionally kind and 

 resourceful and quite willing to neglect their own affairs to 

 facilitate ours. A certain breakfast at Frazer's, after a nighl 

 spent under some diffculties in the desert, will long be a bright 

 spot in our memory, as will our stay at Kayenta under the 

 hospitable roof of Mr. John Wetherell, surrounded by its own 

 tiny oasis. This place is the Mecca for all who would visii 

 this interesting region, and Mr. Wetherell himself has been 

 companion and guide to all sorts of sight-seers, from botanists 

 to ex-presidents, and we trust may long continue to point out 

 the delights of the region to the traveller and naturalist. 



