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Title: Picturesque America; or, The land we live in. A delineation by pen and pencil of the mountains, rivers, lakes, forests, water-falls, shores, cañons, valleys, cities, and other picturesque features of our country
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878, editor Bunce, Oliver Bell, 1828-1890
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Publisher: New York, D. Appleton
Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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orth Dome. The Gorge of theMerced, and Nevada and Vernal Falls, are to the left, and backof the Half-dome. Bridal-veil Fall is back of the CathedralRocks, away in the distance. After a day or two we broke camp, and, by a new trail, overwhich we were the first to pass, made a detour, keeping along the upper edge of the Mer-ced Gorge, crossing the Too-lulu-wack a few hundred yards above its fall, and thence toGlacier Point. This is one of the most interesting rides about the valley, presenting manygrand and even startling views. From one point we could look down into what seemeda bottomless abyss, for it was impossible to see its greatest depth. Out of it came theroaring of distant waters and the lulling song of pine-tree forests. The Too-lulu-wackFall was almost under us, and could not be seen; but on the opposite side were theVernal and Nevada Falls and the many cataracts of the Merced that, unlike mostof the other streams that enter the Yosemite, are very imposing all the year round.
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Half-dome. THE YOSEMITE. 495 The Cap of Liberty rose prominently in the centre; back of that the upper Yosem-ite opened, and beyond all were the snow-capped High Sierras. In the engraving ofthis view, the peculiar rock-form and character of the upper valley walls or slopes havebeen quite lost. Passing on, we soon reached Glacier Point. At its northern end theYosemite Valley divides in the form of a Y, Tenaya Caiion forming the left arm, andthe Merced Gorge the right. Again, the Merced Gorge is divided like a T, theMerced entering on the left, the Too-lulu-wack on the right. Glacier Point is a spurof rock or mountain jutting out on the west or right-hand side of the valley, where itdivides. From its terraced summit we looked down thirty-two hundred feet to themeadows at our very feet. Few can gaze into such a depth without a shudder. Di-rectly opposite, on the other side, perhaps a mile and a half away, the Yosemite Fallcame down half a mile in three leaps, its truly graceful proportio

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