. Here and there in New England and Canada . ^^^^urjdpee rldrbor of wooded promontories give great diversity to the scene, and shelter lovelyand sequestered bays. On all sides rise high and richly wooded hills andmountains, clothed in the graceful habiliments of Nature, and surroundingthe peaceful scene like mighty sentinels. At the south, Mount Sunapeeoverlooks the mirror-like expanse, a huge dark-green pile of forest-clad rocksand ridges. To the eastward, the bare crown of Kearsarge salutes the sky; 43. 44 Croydon Mountain hems in the westward view; and on the north hjoni tlielonely cliffs o


. Here and there in New England and Canada . ^^^^urjdpee rldrbor of wooded promontories give great diversity to the scene, and shelter lovelyand sequestered bays. On all sides rise high and richly wooded hills andmountains, clothed in the graceful habiliments of Nature, and surroundingthe peaceful scene like mighty sentinels. At the south, Mount Sunapeeoverlooks the mirror-like expanse, a huge dark-green pile of forest-clad rocksand ridges. To the eastward, the bare crown of Kearsarge salutes the sky; 43. 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--^:i.


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