August-September 1872, Illilouette Basin Trip Image 25

Creator

John Muir

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N [North] lat mor [lateral moraine] R & B [Red & Black] issues from should [shoulder] R [Red] at alt [altitude] of 9600 Dir [direction] S 85 W do [dome] top 50 ft higher older smoother more Red Dir [Direction] 1 m [mile] should [shoulder] S 70 W Lower mostly gray large rocks from bottom can [cañon] (N [North] lat mor [lateral moraine]) Camp Sunshine 9150 S [South] side slope 15° [degrees] 1st highest terrace 85 ft 2nd main 95 Slope 25° [degrees] 3rd slope 19° [degrees] 70 ft

[sketch: 1, 2, 3] Bare rock bottom nearly level 100 yds wide Opp [Opposite] side 1st lowest 40 ft Slope 15° [degrees] Whole [Slope] mor [moraine] about equal in [height] to opposite is much broken up by ice from R [Red] & black? Mostly black is rocky solid on S [south] [not] well defined

Date Original

1872

Source

Original journal dimensions: 7 x 11 cm.

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MuirReel23Journal07P46-47.tif

Publisher

Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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