Scenic Excursions 



Third day. Up to the rim, above Yosemite 

 Falls, and on to Eagle Peak and perhaps the crest of 

 El Gapitan, with a view of the southern wall of 

 Yosemite. 



Fourth day. The trip of trips, past Vernal and 

 Nevada falls to Glacier Point. A full day's journey 

 ending at the Glacier Hotel. The next morning can 

 be devoted to the unparalleled panorama. From 

 Glacier Point the auto-stage for the Big Trees may 

 be taken in the afternoon, reaching Wawona in the 

 evening of the fifth day, staying overnight at the 

 Wawona Hotel, going through the Big Tree Grove 

 (Sequoia gigantea) in the morning, and reaching 

 Yosemite again at the Sentinel Hotel, the starting- 

 point of the auto-stage, in the early evening of the 

 sixth day. It is advisable to remain over and take 

 a full day for the Big Trees, which will involve no 

 extra charge for stage service. 



Seventh day. Mirror Lake at sunrise and later 

 a ride along the South Wall by the Pohono Trail 

 past the Fissures. 



The itineraries may be infinitely varied includ- 

 ing Tenaya and Indian canons, and high mountain 

 trips to Cloud's Rest, Little Yosemite, Big Meadows, 

 etc. 



Visitors to the Yosemite Valley should take few 

 extras in clothing, etc.; but such should be for use. 

 Overcoats and wraps will be needed according to 

 the season. Wear rough clothing and strong shoes. 

 In summer, the Yosemite is pleasantly warm during 

 the day, but decidedly cool after sundown. Hotels: 

 Hotel del Portal (American plan, $4.00) ; Sentinel 

 Hotel (American plan, $3.50 to $5.00); $21.00 to 

 $30.00 per week; Glacier Point Hotel (American 

 plan, $4.00) ; Camp Gurry, Camp Ahwahnee, Camp 

 Lost Arrow ($2.50 per day, $15.00 per week, open 

 during summer only). 



Southern Transcontinental Routes. West of 

 El Paso the Southern Pacific line from New Orleans 

 traverses typical stretches of the desert of the South- 

 west. 



By leaving the main line at Bowie, the holder of 

 a through ticket may travel over the Arizona & 

 Eastern Railway without extra charge to the mining 

 town of Globe, thence by motor stage 120 miles 

 through the mountains of the Arizona National For- 

 est to Roosevelt Dam, built by the U. S. Reclamation 

 Service, and to Phoenix in the semitropic Salt River 

 Valley. The auto route (fare $20.00) passes a group 

 of prehistoric clifl" dwellings, distant 20 minutes 

 walk by trail. From Phoenix, through sleepers are 

 operated to Los Angeles. 



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