. The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks. ct he had uttered an unrestrained whoopupon approaching the Gates of the Valley; he hadshouted at his first sight of El Capitan, and had ledthe chorus of exclamations over Bridal Veil Fall. Astheir automobile stage had farther penetrated thevalley, his shouts had become louder and more fre-quent. If you will only stop your noise just for a minutenow and then, said Margaret, some of the rest ofus would have a chance. Why, I havent heard my-self yell yet. It isnt fair. But Jack did not even hear her. He had j
. The top of the continent; the story of a cheerful journey through our national parks. ct he had uttered an unrestrained whoopupon approaching the Gates of the Valley; he hadshouted at his first sight of El Capitan, and had ledthe chorus of exclamations over Bridal Veil Fall. Astheir automobile stage had farther penetrated thevalley, his shouts had become louder and more fre-quent. If you will only stop your noise just for a minutenow and then, said Margaret, some of the rest ofus would have a chance. Why, I havent heard my-self yell yet. It isnt fair. But Jack did not even hear her. He had justcaught sight of Half Dome. Gee! he shouted, look at the old monk. Gee!See the size of him. Say, Mother, do you see the oldmonk? Say Uncle Billy, is that just a rock? Oh,what a whopper! Say, Uncle Tom, can you climb upthere? Say, Margaret Jack did not wait for answers to his questions. Hewas too excited. And the others were far too ab-sorbed themselves to understand or to answer. But when, an hour later, they stood at the foot ofthe Yosemite Falls and gazed up a clear half mile of. Half Dome rises 5,000 feet above the Yosemite Valley 164 THE TOP OF THE CONTINENT falling water, Jack really was startled into two or threeminutes of silence. When he did break forth againhe beat his own best record. YouVe found your master at last, Jack, saidUncle Billy during the interval, but it took thehighest waterfalls in the world to talk you down. How high are they? asked Mrs. Jefferson at last. The lower fall, said Uncle Tom, which looksso tiny by comparison with the upper fall, is twice ashigh as Niagara Falls. The upper fall, which is byfar the loftiest in the world, is nine times as high asNiagara. From the crest of the upper fall to the poolat the foot of the lower fall just lacks half a mile. It seems to fall so slowly, said Aunt Jane. Howleisurely the water floats down. All the waterfallsIve ever seen fairly rushed down. As a matter offact, the lower fall moves faster than the upper
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