. American forestry. Forests and forestry. 14 AMERICAN FORESTRY. inj; I-HJMES, KURN RIVKR , CAI,. Overlooking the famous canyon these peaks are a notable feature of the wall which shuts in the almost level floor of the canyon. These walls are not so vertical nor so systematically shaped as those of the Yosemite but in places they rise to an altitude of over three thousand feet above the river. Across the King's-Kern Divide about two miles west of its junction with the crest of the High Sierra is a trail that connects the King's River Canyon with the Kern River Canyon and crosses a
. American forestry. Forests and forestry. 14 AMERICAN FORESTRY. inj; I-HJMES, KURN RIVKR , CAI,. Overlooking the famous canyon these peaks are a notable feature of the wall which shuts in the almost level floor of the canyon. These walls are not so vertical nor so systematically shaped as those of the Yosemite but in places they rise to an altitude of over three thousand feet above the river. Across the King's-Kern Divide about two miles west of its junction with the crest of the High Sierra is a trail that connects the King's River Canyon with the Kern River Canyon and crosses at Harrison Pass. It is possi- ble to take animals over this pass, but hardly advisable. Construction work is now being performed on the trail over the pass and a safe and easy passage for animals is assured for next season. The Kern River has its source in the almost countless number of small lakes and mountain tarns which nestle around the upper bases of the peaks which form the Kern-King's Divide and the main ridge of the Sierra Nevada from Junction Peak south. The Kern flows in an almost due south direction, practically at right angles with the direction of the South Fork of the King's. To the east of the great Kern Canyon the main ridge of the Sierra Nevada bars the passage to the famous C)wens River valley and to the west the great Western Divide separates the Kern from the Kaweah. With the Crest and King's-Kern Divide running in an easterly and westerly direction, the Great Western Divide and the main ridge of the High Sierra running parallel to one another in a northerly and southerly direction, each with its lofty peaks and serrated crest silhouetted ag'iinst the sparkling azure skies, the country is divided into three sections each of which is a riot of beauty and a wonder- well calculated to fascinate the camper and mountain climber and banish from his mind all thoughts of time. To attempt to describe the entire area would at least indicate a monumental
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