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on a mouataia side just about timVarline vHere there were fallea 
trees from an old fire. The boys, especially the e-ui^e, were somewhat 
horriflfd at stayiag out in the motmtaJjis, and pleaded to go back to a 
heMdr's shack. The trail passed through a morass aad along Barrow 
ledges and it was none too easy ridiag in dayli^t so I rejoiced 
when Miss Holfs decided that m would eaeip out. I made the fire (it 
had been drizzling all d^) md I Isspt it goiag with tbe abuadaat wood 
dragged up by the boys. It rained most of the nl^t, but we had a rubber 
poncho orer us and the boys made a shelter of the large hides used on 
the pacis: male. Hext mornli^ we reached the hut in the rain ana stayed 
there all day (1975). I collected armloads of hay and brou^t them into 
the hut to put in press. T.e k^t a fire going in the dirt fireplace and 
dried our things as much as possible, fhe nest laoming, leaving the fjaide 
at the hut we ac^ceaded the peak towering above us. Clouds were hanging 
over th, laoimtains. \men we reached the smamit they lifted for a while and 
we saw a higher peak across the saddle, learned later that we had climbed 
a/ 
Poatao Crystal, 2798 raeters, instead of Pico de B.indeira 86 meters higher, 
fhe botani^ng vms glorious, anyviay, so I t»s not greatly disappointed. 
1957. The last tilp I had into the eainpos ws to Gai^os do Jordao in 
the mwm 4e mmUqmim in Sao Paulo. The Mils am aostly mmpoB^''{ ' 
^tlie hollo ^ be twaea them filled, with Imma aria woo ■ 
JAg^B mz ^ 
EBm a raBB of the Amnmrla wood# 
fMs is; the Jaearajida^ a tree of tte BlgnoBiao®^,. 
fMa ia an outfit for sarriog mie— wMoh w@ oall Paraguay tea. 
^ I^ese am the kniTes all tlm man of me interior oarry at their 
ata. The^ look very mcfed, tert Bras^ili^ns are not quarrelsome. The ^ires^ 
are a part of their dress, like swordsi at dotirt functions. ^ 
