Illustrations xv 



FACE 



MOUNT SAN ANTONIO (10,120 FEET), HOME OF MOUNTAIN 



SHEEP .......... 312 



THE GLASS-BOTTOM BOATS OF AVALON .... 315 



BLACK AND WHITE SEA-URCHINS ..... 318 



Photo by P. Reise 

 IN THE HANGING GARDENS ....... 322 



Photo by Chas. Ironmonger 



THE GLASS-BOTTOM BOAT, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND . . 324 



AVALON 



327 



THE BAY AND VALE OF AVALON ..... 332 



Photo by Chas. Ironmonger 



FERN CANON, SANTA CRUZ ISLAND ..... 336 



Photo by P. Reise 



THE VALE OF AVALON. PICTURESQUE GOLF LINKS AT SANTA 



CATALINA. ........ 338 



GAFFING AT SHEEPS' HEAD, SANTA CATALINA ISLAND . 341 



BEACH FISHING FOR LEAPING SHARKS, CATALINA HARBOUR 344 



Photo by Chas. Ironmonger 



A 3oo-FooT WAVE AT SAN PEDRO ..... 346 



Photo by Graham 



A MORNING'S ROD CATCH OF YELLOW-TAIL . . . 349 



TAKING THE YELLOW-TAIL . ...... 352 



A GOOD CORNER FOR YELLOW-TAIL ..... 356 



THE GOLD OF OPHIR ROSE ....... 359 



WINTER FLOWERS AT ALTADENA, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY . 362 



Photo by H. A. Parker 



WINTER VERDURE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA . . . 366 



Photo by H. A. Parker 



A REDLANDS ORANGE GROVE AND HOME IN WINTER . . 368 



PASADENA'S VARIED CLIMATES ...... 374 



PASADENA'S VARIED CLIMATES (Continued) .... 378 



