Title:
Letter from [Wanda Muir] to [Louie Strentzel Muir], [1901 Jul 16].
Creator:
[Wanda Muir]
Publisher:
Muir/Hanna Family. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use
them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[Louie Strentzel Muir]
Date:
[1901 Jul 16]
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir11_0772-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Tuolumne Meadows
Rights:
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Transcription:
Tuolumne Meadows, July 16 A long, lank Kentuckian named Burkes, Papa and I stayed at the first camp that night and started
down the Tuolumne canyon very early the next morning, tramped, slid, or crawled as the case might be, all day over awful rocks
and through fearful brush, saw the most wonderfully glorious views, had a grand storm in the afternoon, got back to our night
camp where the horses were at seven, and back here to the Meadows about nine that same night. Three tired, but very happy
mortals. All the people in camp at once tried to find things for us to eat, and built a big fire for us to get dry by. After
I had supper I felt as well as ever, and after having slept the sleep of the just that night, would have been glad to do it
again the next day. Papa and Mr. Burkes were alright too, although they stayed in camp and slept most of that day, but the
three others who went in did not know the way so well and were awfully tired and scratched up by the rocks and brush. Helen
had gone on all the other trips and enjoys every minute she is here. We are going up on Unicorn Mountain tomorrow and she
will tell you about that. There are a great many pretty little squirrels and chipmunks all around camp, which are so gentle
and full of curiosity that they will almost let you touch them. If you whistle to them they will listen with the greatest
interest and enjoyment for half an hour or more at a time 03671