Letters to a Friend 



hear any words of preparatory consolation for 

 the tmsupposable case of your non-appearance. 

 Come by way of Clark's and spend a whole day 

 or two in the sequoias, thence to Sentinel Dome 

 and Glacier Point. From thence swoop to our 

 meadows and groves direct by a trail now in 

 course of construction which will be completed 

 by the time the snow melts. This new trail will 

 be best in scenery and safety of five which enter 

 the valley. It leads from Glacier Point down the 

 face of the mountain by an easy grade to a point 

 back of Leidig's Hotel and has over half a 

 dozen inspiration points. 



I hear that Mr. Peregoy intends building a 

 hotel at Glacier Point. If he does, you should 

 halt there for the night after leaving Clark's. 

 If not, then stop at the present "Peregoy's," 

 five or six miles south of the valley at the West- 

 fall Meadows built since your visit. You 

 might then easily ride from Clark's to the valley 

 in a day, but a day among the silver firs and 

 another about the glories of the valley-rim and 

 settings is a "sma' request." 

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