July-August 1902, Kern River, etc. Image 37

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John Muir

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67 14th Lovely frosty morning on Coyote Crk [Creek] meads [meadows], daisies closed & gentians. propinqua here. saw young ouzel on crk [creek] getting breakfast, whiter on chin, bluer. frogs here, & at upper Crabtree Crk [Creek] Cliffs v [very] fine at head of crk [creek] (Coyote.) Coming up from Kern Yo [Yosemite] 1600 ft [feet], 9800 here " [ditto] " [ditto] 7000. Saw Mtn [mountain] pine & yel [yellow] & 2 firs for

68 first time from Whitney Head Coyote Crk [Creek] 10900. first Descent into Lit [Little] Kern, 9500. Large & small Soda Sp [Spring] propinqua in Coyote Crk [Creek] & in magnif [magnificent] basin of Farewell Gap E [east] side. In basin of Lit [Little] Kern Yel [yellow] sugar Balfour monticola, 2 silver firs all growing together, at 9500. In magnif [magnificent] Farewell Gap Canon of Lit [Little] Kern at 10000. Flax monardella Nuttall's

Date Original

1902

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Original journal dimensions: 7.5 x 12 cm.

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MuirReel29Journal08P67-68.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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