‘LAKES. Bs) 
Arran. But appearances from. such a distance are little 
to be relied on, especially about the region of the snow 
line. Professor Forbes, who is no novice in mountaineer- 
ing, describes the ascent. as very troublesome, on account 
of the deep sludgy snow-pits between the boulders. 
‘The road now plunges into ‘a deep valley in company 
with’ the river Driv, which roars and foams among the 
rocky masses that restrain. its course. The amount .of 
water at this elevation gives evidence of the extent of the 
fjeld, and of the quantity of snow that is thawing around 
Schneehaettan. Many small lateral streams pour into the’ 
valley, cutting deep gutters in the rocks over which they 
fall. Several of these flow directly from the patches of 
snow that fill the hollows above. There is a curious and 
very pretty effect produced by a peculiar formation of the 
mountains on the other side of the river. Each ridge of 
rock runs down nearly parallel with the valley, and forms 
a long slender-pointed high-backed promontory ; one side 
of the promontory ridge being nearly perpendicular, and thus 
a little blind glen is formed into which the rocky promontory 
‘would about fit if it were reversed. These glens are evenly 
curved, and smooth, covered with rich grass, and :dotted 
with shrubs and. lilliputian birch trees. They are very 
numerous, much alike, and occur at rather regular inter- 
vals, giving quite a character to the valley, and contrasting 
‘beautifully with its general wildness: any one of them 
would form a-subject for a charming little picture. The 
scenery is very fine all down this ravine to Drivstuen. 
The river makes some fine cascades, and several minor 
ones are formed by the streamlets which tumble into it 
from the snow patches, Bs 
The character of the scenery changes below Drivstuen, 
where, instead of wild broken rocks, the road passes over 
-an almost park-like green sward. . . . My next 
day’s walk was through a rich cultivated valley,: with 
snowy mountain peaks ahead. Murray says the Schnee- 
haettan is visible here, but unless my maps and: compass 
deceive me considerably this must be a mistake, 
