July-August 1873, "Alps" and Little Yosemite Image 21

Creator

John Muir

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[sketch of valley] (Found with Yosemite sketches E. [ ] P)

10 Low flat mats of the creeping clover starred with portulaca & with dainty panicles of purple agrostis

[ ] [Primuloca] Columbines crossed with tall feathery spike of Calam [agrostis] Larkspur blue green & Yell [yellow] Sun flrs [Sunflowers] [& Co] 2 other [Cascades] |o| [between] big side Calara [etc] & Bower Cascade Equal with & [Aspens] [ ] 12 July, Gap in wall filled up blue shaped like [ ] [ ] opens back to show fountain water on jagged slate shore & quaking like aspens [above] Mosses [many] in with [ ] more in shade than in [sun]

Date Original

1873

Source

Original journal dimensions: 15 x 18 cm.

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MuirReel24Journal02P10.tif

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Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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