Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

BEYOND THE WEST.
made the ascent, that they managed in this way:
left their horses at the base of the mountain, made
the ascent, remained on the summit two hours and
returned to their horses the same day. These were
of course experienced mountain men, and could go
up and over more mountains in a single day than a
party like the one described could in four or five.
This was my experience when I first went to these
mountains, it was all I could do to look up to some
of them, and have a kind of weak-kneed, cushionedchair, feather-bed country atmosphere faint-hearted
ness. But after a few months, getting the lungs adjusted to the pew atmosphere, and the additional
strength of mountaineer life, brought down these
before formidable mountain peaks, within the ability
and strength of mortals here below.
We have given the ascent of two principal mountains that the reader might have a full knowledge
of their piled up magnificence, nature's pyramids.
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