" "DUT to know the Notch truly, one 

 ^ must take the drive from the 

 Crawford House to the top of Mt. 

 Willard, and look down into it. A 

 man stands there as an ant might 

 stand on the edge of a huge tureen. 

 The road below is a mere bird-track. 

 The long battlements that, from the 

 front of the Willey House, tower 

 on each side so savagely, from this 

 point seem to flow down in charm- 

 ing curves to meet at the stream. 

 And let us again advise visitors to 

 ascend Nt. Willard, if possible, late 

 in the afternoon. They will then 

 see one long wall of the Notch in 

 shadow, and can watch it move 

 slowly up the curves on the oppo- 

 site side, displacing the yellow 

 splendor, while the dim green dome 

 of Washington is filled by the sink- 

 ing sun 'with heavenly alchemy.'" 



Starr King 



