My First Summer 



nels of a broad ancient glacier that came 

 from the mountains on the summit of 

 the range. In crossing this divide the ice- 

 river made an ascent of about five hundred 

 feet from the Tuolumne meadows. This 

 entire region must have been overswept 

 by ice. 



From the top of the divide, and also 

 from the big Tuolumne Meadows, the 

 wonderful mountain called Cathedral Peak 

 is in sight. From every point of view it 

 shows marked individuality. It is a majes- 

 tic temple of one stone, hewn from the 

 living rock, and adorned with spires and 

 pinnacles in regular cathedral style. The 

 dwarf pines on the roof look like mosses. 

 I hope some time to climb to it to say my 

 prayers and hear the stone sermons. 



The big Tuolumne Meadows are flowery 

 lawns, lying along the south fork of the 

 Tuolumne River at a height of about eighty- 

 five hundred to nine thousand feet above 

 the sea, partially separated by forests and 

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