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trail, and later crossed the stream and rode into camp, 

 twelve miles from the valley, four thousand feet up, and 

 in the heart of the Sierra Madre, with range after range 

 between me and the sea. The camp was a log-cabin 

 of an old mountain friend, and that night I sat by the 

 fire and looked up the chimney and counted the stars, 

 listened to the cry of strange birds and the weird laugh 

 of the coyote, and breathed the rich odors of forest 

 trees, nodes ambrosiancz. Since then this attractive 

 cafton has been swept by fire, and has lost much of its 

 beauty ; but new trees are growing, and Nature will soon 

 renew its delights and fascinations. 



The San Gabriel Cafion with its splendid reaches is 

 the home of the rainbow trout, and some fine catches 

 have been made here by lucky anglers. The San Gabriel 

 River is available from several points. The angler will 

 find the Mount Wilson Trail at Eaton Cafion, Pasadena, 

 a delightful diversion. It carries one from Pasadena 

 eleven miles up the slope of the Sierra Madre, nearly 

 six thousand feet above the sea ; affording innumerable 

 views which well repay the trip, aside from the objective. 

 The summit of Mount Wilson is an attractive park, 

 the site of the astrophysical observatory under Dr. 

 George E. Hale. Near here are two camps or hotels 

 where the angler will find congenial entertainment, and 

 the latest fish stones. The trail down the north slope 

 is about four miles in length, and can be made by burro 

 or horse, or on foot, and the angler will find one of 

 the most tremendous " drops " in the Sierras, literally 



