Three wonderlands of the American West; being the notes of a traveler, concerning the Yellowstone park, the Yosemite national park, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, with a chapter on other wonders of the great American West . mmit ofHalf Dome, for its bold situation in the fore-ground gives the impression of greater heightthan the still loftier Clouds Rest just behind is quite overwhelmed by this weirdglistening mountain, so strangely different thatit seems as if some titantic architect had plannedand reared the stately dome as the crowningglory of his gigantic palace. When t
Three wonderlands of the American West; being the notes of a traveler, concerning the Yellowstone park, the Yosemite national park, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, with a chapter on other wonders of the great American West . mmit ofHalf Dome, for its bold situation in the fore-ground gives the impression of greater heightthan the still loftier Clouds Rest just behind is quite overwhelmed by this weirdglistening mountain, so strangely different thatit seems as if some titantic architect had plannedand reared the stately dome as the crowningglory of his gigantic palace. When the eye atlast breaks away from the fascination of thisstrange peak, it ranges over an undulating seaof mountains—the high Sierras, which todaystretch away sharp and clear to the horizon. Afew billowy, cumulus clouds, like cameosagainst the deep azure of the skies, float justabove, their intense whiteness outshining theflecks of snow yet lingering upon the higheraltitudes. Vernal and Nevada Falls may beseen in the foreground, white pillars standingsharply against dark masses of rock and pinetrees—but why continue my futile effort to setforth the glory of Glacier Point panorama inwords? It has never been done and never will 76. VERNAL FALLS, YOSEMITE VALLEYCourtesy Southern Pacific Railway THE YOSEMITE be done. Only a visit in person will suffice and,fortunately, such a visit may now be made withlittle danger or fatigue. Only, one should planto go no further for the day—surely a dozenhours are little enough to give to the sublimestview that one is likely ever to see. But we werenot so wise, and mayhap must return again toGlacier Point. 77 Ill TO THE MARIPOSA GROVE Our driver cracks his whip over his fourlusty mountaineers and cries, All aboard!The fussy old lady manages to delay the startfor a quarter of an hour—meditating under atree is her excuse—and the driver, a somewhattaciturn fellow at best, starts off in a rather illhumor. We sit beside him on the high seat,but
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