In the Sierra 



stream that makes a pretty fall on its way 

 down a gorge by the roadside. 



After gaining the open summit of this first 

 bench, feeling the natural exhilaration due 

 to the slight elevation of a thousand feet or 

 so, and the hopes excited concerning the out- 



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HORSESHOE BEND, MERCED RIVER 



look to be obtained, a magnificent section 

 of the Merced Valley at what is called Horse- 

 shoe Bend came full in sight, a glorious 

 wilderness that seemed to be calling with a 

 thousand songful voices. Bold, down-sweep- 

 ing slopes, feathered with pines and clumps 

 of manzanita with sunny, open spaces be- 



