Creator
John Muir
Recipient
Louie [Strentzel Muir]
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[2]opening in the forest park-like & flowery & with the noble Tacoma looming to an immense height in the sunshine. The weather for weeks has been wet & gloomy but yesterday was clear & perfectly divine in every way. & we had but little to do all day besides gazing at the glorious mountain watching teh shifting lights on the huge snow dome & the long rugged cascading glaciers all seemed clear as a map & even the crevaces of the glaciers were visible though distant 50 miles We are looking on the west side from here & the crags & glaciers though glorious in color & mass & architecture seem frightfully savage & forbidding. The ascent from[3]this side seems hopeless but accessible ways occur on the opposite side. Most of the party intend making the ascent should the weather permit. Mr. Ingraham a relative of the Carrs in Seattle friends of Emily Pelton is leader of the party & is a good one. The others are lawyers etc. Young Stout & jolly, good cooks foragers & thieves when orchards may be found. The cooking is really good & everything of course seems roseyI am glad to hear that Anna has at length set off over her travels homeward & that before going she saw Monterey & feels gay in consequence I hope the baby will not
Location
Yelm Prarie, [Washington Territory]
Date Original
1888 Aug 9
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir05_1124-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 05, Image 1124
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
