Letter from Wanda [Muir] to [Louie Strentzel Muir], [1903] May 28.
In: John Muir Correspondence (PDFs, 1903
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[1]Crocker'sMay 28th '03 TypedDear MamaAs you already know from Helen's letter we are back at Crockers again having a restful lazy time after our glorious Hetch Hetchy trip which was in every way a grand success. The last time the mail went out (evening before last) I was too sleepy to write anything at all intelligible I went to bed at eight oclock instead but [I guess?] Helen told you all the news. The cause [of my?] being so very sleepy was that I had gotten up at four oclock in the morning, cooked breakfast (not a very serious undertaking) helped jack three horses, and then walked five miles, four thousand feet of which were almost straight on end. It is only twenty miles from Hetch Hetchy here with very little climbing, but besides this walk Robert, Christopher, and I, left the main trail and went down into P[illegible]nt-Canyon, a rocky valley that the Tuolumne flows through after it leaves Hetch Hetchy. It is very pretty but not nearly as fine as Hetch Hetchy. All this may09189 [2]sound rather strenuous and it was rather tough we all felt alright after it and ate a tremendous supper here at Crockers. The only injury that I received from it was a blistered tow, which however is not very painful most of the time we take rather short trips and don't hurry at all We have enjoyed every minute since we started including snow and thunder storms and I havent felt tired or bothered once since I left Merced. I don't believe one could wory if they tried to up here for if things dont go the way you [want?] them to they will go some way that is [just?] as good so whats the difference? [The?] crowd don't know very much about roughing it but are amazingly good natured and helpfull so everything goes beautifully. Robert and I do the packing and the cooking (at present there is a good deal of rivalry as to which of us can make the best bread and I'm afraid that Robert will come out ahead but I can make better pancakes), Helen, Amy and Miss Safford wash dishes and do what ever other work there is around camp, Fred tends to ...
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Letter from Wanda [Muir] to [Louie Strentzel Muir], [1903] May 28.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Muir, Wanda |
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Zeitschrift: | John Muir Correspondence (PDFs, 1903 |
Veröffentlichung: | Scholarly Commons, 1903 |
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