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stamped: Bidwell Papers Bancroft Library 1419 Taylor St S. F. March 28th 78 Dear Mrs Bidwell. I have just returned from
a weeks weathering at Lake Tahoe, where I have had a fine reviving roll in the snow, swim in the crystal water; besides a
good deal of fresh lusty exercise on snowshoes on the mountain slopes to the west of the lake, between Tahoe City Trucker?
The winter beauty of the woods mountains is fairly enchanting, it was seen under all kinds of light, from the full white glow
of clear noon day sunshine to the gray darkness of cordial snow storms. The whole was del illegible sly exhilarating I came
back to this dull pen life fairly awakened sane. As I was passing the junction on the return I looked north chicoward, terribly
tempted to switch off for a week or so, but my conscience would not allow me; because I have so much of this never-ending
pen work piling up against me, summer is drawing nigh, when I must take the field again. However I shall hope to make a wee
visit sometime before the orchards are out of bloom, or at any rate before all the fossils are gleaned out of the chico rocks.
Two weeks ago Prof Gunning Mr Hinton one of the editors of the S.F. Post paid me a cozy visit. I have never sought the Profs
acquaintance