Creator

John Muir

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Sketch: Looking south from near head of grand rapids from canon of N F of S F of R R Yo. The sphinx occupies the same relative position here as the Gla Pt does in Yo. The nut pine rather common here. The rapids or cascades flowing on folds of granite wh inclined is strewn with huge boulders in wh the stream burrows. Continuous rapid for 5or 6 ms. Gl polish in patches. Fine cascade falls into main cascade between the uppermost of 3 pks above Tiss making 3 in all, small ones on W side and ava channels,

Date Original

1891

Source

Original journal dimensions: 9 x 15 cm.

Resource Identifier

MuirReel28Journal06P18-19.tif

Publisher

Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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Keywords

John Muir, journals, drawings, writings, travel, journaling, naturalist

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