Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase
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Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase J. Smeaton Chase 1911 by J. Smeaton Chase Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase Table of Contents Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...................................................................................................1 About the Author.....................................................................................................................................3 Bibliographical Information.....................................................................................................................5 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...................................................................................................7 r YOSEMITE TRAILSr.....................................................................................................................................8 r YOSEMITE TRAILSr...................................................................................................................................10 r CAMP AND PACK—TRAIN IN THE YOSEMITEr r REGION OF THE SIERRA NEVADAr....10 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................12 PREFACE..............................................................................................................................................12 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................14 CONTENTS...........................................................................................................................................14 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................16 ILLUSTRATIONS................................................................................................................................16 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................18 CHAPTER IA GENERAL SURVEY OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY..............................................18 r PART Ir r YOSEMITE AND THE SEQUOIASr.......................................................................................19 r YOSEMITE TRAILSr...................................................................................................................................20 r CHAPTER Ir r A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEYr......................................20 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................28 CHAPTER IITHE PRINCIPAL ROCK-FEATURES OF THE VALLEY...........................................28 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................36 CHAPTER IIISOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE VALLEY............36 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................41 CHAPTER IVA CIRCUIT OF YOSEMITE RIM: FORT MONROE TO THE LITTLE YOSEMITE..........................................................................................................................................41 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................50 CHAPTER VA CIRCUIT OF YOSEMITE RIM: THE LITTLE YOSEMITE TO THE TUOLUMNE MEADOWS..................................................................................................................50 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................59 CHAPTER VIA CIRCUIT OF YOSEMITE RIM: THE TUOLUMNE MEADOWS TO YOSEMITE FALLS.............................................................................................................................59 i Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase Table of Contents Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................70 CHAPTER VIIA CIRCUIT OF YOSEMITE RIM: YOSEMITE FALLS TO THE BIG OAK FLAT ROAD........................................................................................................................................70 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................77 CHAPTER VIIITHE FORESTS OF THE YOSEMITE REGION.......................................................77 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................88 CHAPTER IXTHE GREAT SEQUOIAS.............................................................................................88 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase.................................................................................................97 CHAPTER XTHE WAWONA COUNTRY.........................................................................................97 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................109 CHAPTER XIRAFAELITO: AN INTERLUDE.................................................................................109 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................118 r PART IIr r THE HIGH SIERRAr.....................................................................................................118 CHAPTER XIITHE HIGH SIERRA: THE YOSEMITE VALLEY TO THE HETCH-HETCHY....118 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................131 CHAPTER XIIITHE HIGH SIERRA: THE HETCH-HETCHY TO THE TILL-TILL.....................131 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................140 CHAPTER XIVTHE HIGH SIERRA: THE TILL-TILL TO LAKE BENSON.................................140 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................149 CHAPTER XVTHE HIGH SIERRA: LAKE BENSON TO LAKE TENAYA.................................149 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................158 CHAPTER XVIBODIE: “WELL, SIR—”..........................................................................................158 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................167 CHAPTER XVIITHE HIGH SIERRA: LAKE TENAYA TO MONO LAKE..................................167 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................179 CHAPTER XVIIITHE HIGH SIERRA: MONO TO GEM LAKE....................................................179 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................190 CHAPTER XIXTHE HIGH SIERRA: GEM LAKE TO THE LITTLE YOSEMITE........................190 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................202 INDEX.................................................................................................................................................202 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase...............................................................................................212 About the Author.................................................................................................................................214 Bibliographical Information.................................................................................................................216 ii Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase r r r r r r r • Title page r • Preface r • Contents r • Illustrations r • Part 1: Yosemite and the Sequoiasr r ♦ 1. A General Survey of the Yosemite Valley r r r r r r Illustrationsr r r r ♦ 2. The Principal Rock-Features of The Valley r r • r r Half-Dome from the Eastr ♦ 3. Some Observations on the Nomenclature of The Valley r • r r Yosemite Fallsr r ♦ 4. A Circuit of Yosemite Rim: Fort Monroe to r the Little Yosemite • r r Yosemite Valleyr r r ♦ 5. A Circuit of Yosemite Rim: the Little • r r The Sentinelr Yosemite to The Tuolumne Meadows r r • r r Half-Domer ♦ 6. A Circuit of Yosemite Rim: the Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Falls r • r r Cathedral Peakr r ♦ 7. A Circuit of Yosemite Rim: Yosemite Falls r to the Big Oak Flat Road • r r A Mountain Meadow in the Forest Beltr r ♦ 8. The Forests of The Yosemite Region r • r r Great Sequoiasr r Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase 1 Yosemite Trails (1911) by J. Smeaton Chase ♦ 9. The Great Sequoias r • r r A Trail in the Wawona Forestr r ♦ 10. The Wawona Country r • r r El Capitan from the Big Oak Flat r Roadr ♦ 11. Rafaelito: an Interlude r rr • r r Hetch-Hetchyr r r r • Part 2: The High Sierrar • r r Our Lake in Jack Main Cañonr r ♦ 12. The High Sierra: The Yosemite Valley to r The Hetch-Hetchy • r