The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone . Fig. 147. Thk Grand Fig. 148. Grand Canon. 2 K 218 The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone. morning plunge, I essayed to climb up, feeling very much refreshed by thecold water. On scrambling to the top of these rocks I was so exhaustedthat I threw myself on the ground almost fainting, and was restored by theguide, who came quickly with the invigorator, and said one mustremember that at such an elevation climbing must be more graduallyundertaken. After a delightful breakfast on elk, we proceeded to climbdown to the brink of the falls, where
The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone . Fig. 147. Thk Grand Fig. 148. Grand Canon. 2 K 218 The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone. morning plunge, I essayed to climb up, feeling very much refreshed by thecold water. On scrambling to the top of these rocks I was so exhaustedthat I threw myself on the ground almost fainting, and was restored by theguide, who came quickly with the invigorator, and said one mustremember that at such an elevation climbing must be more graduallyundertaken. After a delightful breakfast on elk, we proceeded to climbdown to the brink of the falls, where we sat for hours ; but here we had topart with Uncle John, who had proved a good friend to us, and we reallyfelt sad to see the kind-hearted old man go slowly over the hill, leadingbehind him the horse which had brought our camp utensils. We did theright thing by him, however, dividing carefully our last ration of invigora-tor with him, as we assured him we should meet our party somewhere thatday en route for the falls, and as we had left them with five gallons we ha
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