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through two lakes, empties its waters into the Menai at 

 Caernarvon. This famous mountain gives rise, likewise, 

 to the Llynfi, which flows into the Menai at Bangor. 

 The average length of these several streams is about 

 twelve miles. The trouting in them is very good, and 

 their streams are of such a character as to make the 

 angler's progress agreeable and pleasant. 



Should the rod-fisher who visits these waters feel 

 disposed, he has a good opportunity of visiting the 

 summit of Snowdon. This is a great feat, and one 

 which imparts a class of pleasurable feelings of their 

 own kind. There are several different routes by which 

 the summit can be reached, but the most convenient 

 is that by Dolbadarn, in the Vale of Llanberis. The 

 path of ascent is so gradual from this point of departure, 

 that the tourist, if mounted on a Welsh pony, may ride 

 to the very top of the mountain. 



When the summit is gained, the view that bursts on 

 the vision is magnificent and astounding. It is very 

 extensive. From this point the eye is able to trace, on 

 a bright day, part of the coast, with the hills of Scotland; 

 the high mountains of Ingleborough and Penygent, in 

 Yorkshire ; beyond these the mountains of Cumberland 

 and Westmoreland ; and, on this side, some of the hills 

 of Lancashire. When the atmosphere is in its highest 

 state of transparency, part of the county of Wicklow, 

 in Ireland, becomes distinctly visible. The Isle of 

 Man, and the surrounding mountains of Caernarvon- 

 shire and Merionethshire, all seem directly under the 

 eye. 



The view is vastly enhanced in scenic interest by 

 many of the vales being exposed to the eye, which, by 

 their freshness and verdure, relieve the dreary scene of 

 wild and barren rocks. The number of lakes or pools 

 within the range of the vision, amounting from thirty 

 to forty, lend also a varied character to the prospect. 

 The summit of this lofty hill— 3571 feet from the level 

 of the sea — is, however, so frequently enveloped in 

 clouds and mists, that, except when the weather is 

 particularly favourable, the traveller may wait some 



