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here the Apple River and its east and west branches have cut 
meandering courses through the Galena limestone. The cliffs 
rise high above the waters, which surge first upon one side and 
then upon the other at the base of the rocks. Cliffs, towers, 
islands, sometimes weather-scarred, sometimes clothed with 
luxuriant growth, alternate with little flats and meadows. A 
new vista comes into sight at every turn of the river, and alluring 
ravines are always beckoning one away from the main stream 
for new adventures. Everything promises a most enchanting 
country for the naturalist and the artist. 
On a sunny flat near the bridge we stopped to eat our lunch 
and plan our hike. Again we found ourselves in good hands, for 
it so chanced that three other nature lovers were already on the 
scene, neighbors from the next village. We found that they had 
been visiting the canyon for years, that they knew every trail 
and tree and bird in 
its season, the haunts 
of the lady slipper 
and the fringed gen- 
tian to cherish them, 
and all for. the. love 
of it. So it was our 
privilegetobe allowed 
to join their party; 
by ourselves we 
should not have seen 
half of these delect- 
able places. 
0 i ME All that glorious 
wer. a afternoon we tramp- 
eee oe mmm = cd through the main 
ani, ela! canyon, up hill and 
od ; é over cliffs down into 
valleys, for the water 
was still too high to 
wade and the river is 
dangerously deep 
and swift in places. 
: With the help of our 
Phete iby eis SARs ; new friends we even 
THE RIVER MEANDERS BETWEEN CLIFFS wuicu Climbed to the top of 
IN SOME PLACES ARE BARE AND WEATHER-SCAR- Tower Hill, a great 
RED, IN OTHERS CLOTHED WITH VERDURE. flat-topped sentinel 
rock. From here we could see to the north and south the main can- 
yon stretching out below us in a beautiful panorama with the dark 
river winding through it. Coming down from this dizzy height 
we wandered on to cool and shaded flats. Across the river rose 
an imposing cliff, a sheer wall of a hundred and fifty feet, with 
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