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2 the best in scenery safety of five wh enter the valley It leads from Glacier Point down the face of the Mountain by an
easy grade to a point back of Leidigs hotel, has over half a dozen Inspiration Points. I hear that Mr Paregory intends building
a hotel at glacier Point if he does you should halt there for the night after leaving Clarks. If not then stop at the present
par- egorys five or six miles south of the valley at the Westfall Meadows (Built since your visit?). You might easily ride
from Clarks to the valley in a day but a day among the Silver Firs, another about the glories of the valley rim settings is
a sma request The snow is deep this year the regular Mariposa trail leading 3 to Glacier Point etc will not be open before
June. The Mariposa travel of May perhaps a week or so of June will enter the valley from Clarks by a sort of sneaking trail
along the river canon below the snow but you must not come that way. You may also enter the valley via Little Yosemite Nevada
Vernal Falls, by a trail constructed last season. Also by Indin Canon on the North side the valley by a trail now nearly completed
This last is a noble entrance but perhaps not equal to the first. Whatever way you come we will travel all these up or down,
bear in mind that you must go among the summits in July or August. Bring