. Here and there in New England and Canada . 44 Croydon Mountain hems in the westward view; and on the north hjoni tlielonely cliffs of Ragged Mountain. Some one has called Sunapce the Loch Lomond of New Hampshire,but it more nearly resembles Loch Katrine, with its secluded beaches andwooded shores. The low hills in the vicinity repay the toil of ascent bycharming views, covering the bright lake and its islands, the defile of theSugar-River Valley, and line after line of tall ^ and picturesque mountains, reaching far awayinto the dim blue distance. One of the best ofthese outlooks is that from
. Here and there in New England and Canada . 44 Croydon Mountain hems in the westward view; and on the north hjoni tlielonely cliffs of Ragged Mountain. Some one has called Sunapce the Loch Lomond of New Hampshire,but it more nearly resembles Loch Katrine, with its secluded beaches andwooded shores. The low hills in the vicinity repay the toil of ascent bycharming views, covering the bright lake and its islands, the defile of theSugar-River Valley, and line after line of tall ^ and picturesque mountains, reaching far awayinto the dim blue distance. One of the best ofthese outlooks is that from Prospect Hill, nearthe Lake-View House. The waters of the lakeare so transparent that the rocks and sands W--^ A GLIMPSE OF SITNAPEE HARBOR. thirty feet beneath are plainly seen, and among these submerged ledges thegreat fish may be watched, as they attend to their domestic and social grassy slopes and rugged cliffs are mirrored in this still surface withsurprising faithfulness. At this altitude, the air is dry and cool, and agreesnot with the nimble mosquito, the pest of so many other fair woodland 45 scenes. The edicts of Fashion, moreover, are held in obeyance on thesehappy shores, and broadcloth gives place to flannel, and tennis-costumesand boating-suits are preferred to the more arduous garments of artificial
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