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4 That Alleghany trip you so kindly offer is mighty tempting. It has stirred up wild lovers longings to renew my acquiantance
with old forest friends gain new ones under such uncomparable auspices. I'm just dying to see basswood shell bark liriodendron
once more. When could you start, when would you have me meet you? I think I might get away from here about the middle of July
go around by the great northern lakes, stopping a few days on old familiar ground about the shores of Georgian Bay. I want
to avoid cities dinners as much as possible travel light free. If tree lovers could only grow bark bread on their bodies how
fine it would be, making even handbags useless Ever Yours John Muir While trying to avoid people as much as possible
seeing only you trees I should if I make this eastern trip want to call on Mrs. Asa Gray for I heartly love and admire Gray
in my mind his memory fades not at all.