CONTENTS 

 CHAPTER PAGE 



I THE SIERRA NEVADA 1 



II THE GLACIERS 20 



III THE SNOW 36 



IV A NEAR VIEW OF THE HIGH SIERRA 48 



V THE PASSES 74 



VI THE GLACIER LAKES 98 



VII THE GLACIER MEADOWS 125 



VIII THE FORESTS 139 



IX THE DOUGLAS SQUIRREL 226 



X A WIND-STORM IN THE FORESTS . 244 



XI THE RIVER FLOODS 258 



XII SIERRA THUNDER-STORMS 271 



XIII THE WATER-OUZEL 276 



XIV THE WILD SHEEP 300 



XV IN THE SIERRA FOOT-HILLS 325 



XVI THE BEE-PASTURES . . 338 



