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to get train for Lake George, found steamers on L ran only every day and I would arrive in small hrs of morning, so decided to go to Montreal to see the river and the Lake scenery by day on return. [Oct 17]. Arrived Montreal 7:30 A.M. Had breakfast and started back to Burlington, Vt. On E side of Champlain at 9 A.M. Arrived at Burlington 12:05, a bright bracing day. Had good gen view of Montreal, many imposing buildings, on rim ancient flat, high bluff timbered behind, the river 2 ms wide with many islands; a glorious flood clear pure Northland water, still looks wild, banks timbered in many places, long wide stretch 10 ms or more; on S bank wet in many places and rocky and meadow, rudely farmed, once the bed of the mighty river then 20 to 40 ms wide? Crossed the outlet of Champlain L, a beautiful stream, good views of lake from cars, woods in fine color, vivid red hot and all shades of yel brown and purp and red; here and there mixed with pines and hemlocks wh help to show forth the burning trees and bushes, maples, ashes, elms, oaks, poplar, Vaccinium, dogwood, etc. Sometimes a clump of colored maples is seen surrounded by dark hemlocks or pines, looking like a richly colored bouquet with an outside rim of grass lvs or oak. Glacial traces everywhere, many huge sand beds as well as ordinary gravelly bouldery drift; many gl bosses and moutonee rocks. Drive in buggy around and thro’ Burlington; fine ride, many fine school buildings and residences. The State university buildings of red brick look well. Many wealthy persons have settled here for fine scenery and health; streets clean and hotel; general air of neatness, refreshing after Southern experience. Ethan Allen’s statue in graveyard; grand views of hills South of city, the range of Green Mtns, Mansfield, Camel’s Hump, etc. E, the glorious Lake and rich fold ridges of Adirondacks to W,
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1897
Source
Original journal dimensions: 9 x 15 cm.
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MuirReel28Journal16P32-33.tif
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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library
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Keywords
John Muir, journals, drawings, writings, travel, journaling, naturalist
