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TRAVELS AMONGST THE GREAT ANDES, chap. xvi. 



thoughts were in the Val Tonrnanche. Min. temp, in night 34^ 

 Faht. 



June 21. From Camp in Valley of Naranjal to Penipe. 

 Settled overnight to return to Riobamba if there was no improve- 

 ment in the weather. In morning, as before, fog right down to 

 bottom of valley, with steady drizzle. Master of Candelaria said 

 this was the regular thing, and gave no hope 

 of improvement. Waited a little, and got occa- 

 sional glimpses of second summit. Saw a hurri- 

 cane was blowing near the top, the snow curling 

 and eddying round in tourmentes. Broke up camp 



THE BRIDGE OF PENIPE. 



in despair, recrossed ridge at north-west end of Altar,^ descended 

 Valley of Collanes rapidly, and arrived at Penipe at 5.5 p.m. 

 Eemembering the advice of the worthy tailor, I endeavoured to 



^ Round about the summit of this pass between the two valleys, rather more 

 than 13 000 feet above the level of the sea, on ground where snow had fallen every- 

 day during our stay, I collected twenty-six species of flowering plants in flower, 

 including several Valerians and Geraniums, and flve Gentians (Gentiana cerastioides, 

 Griset ; G. cernua, H.B.K. ; G, foUosa, H.B.K. ; G. Rima Don, Ruiz & Pavon ; and 

 G. sedifolia, H.B.K.) In the same neighbourhood the lichens Usnea cornuta^ 

 Koerb., and Stereocaulon tomentosicm, Fries, and the moss Grimmia amblyoj^hyllay 

 CM. were abundant. 



