October-December 1874, Shasta, Yosemite, Dead Rivers Image 34

Creator

John Muir

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61 3 inches of snow on blankets sifted into hair. Glorious storm, caught crystals on sleeve. Some perfect most broken, very fine Clark crow visit sits on cones of flexilis, & pecks open, this easier done than any other pine, no prickles, seeds good Cone sometimes break off he follows diving like hawk picks up & carrys to limb [Ride] home, snow in timber fir yellow lichen -- bears, deer (5) from thicket to [thicket] 6th stormy rain, & snow 7th glorious view of Shasta veiled in clouds.

Date Original

1874

Source

Original journal dimensions: 9 x 14.5 cm.

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MuirReel24Journal06P061.tif

Publisher

Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

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