Yosemite in a Dry Year [pp. 99-108]

YOSEMITE IN A DRY YEAR
stretch of the wonderful Sierra woodland
to go through, nearly forty miles, on high
ground where the heat is not great, nor
the dust so deep as in less shaded and more
traveled roads. And above these is the
spirit of kindly hospitality met with on the
bells except the substantial dinner bell,
but there is the highest degree of comfort
attainable in a mountain country, good,
clean beds, abundant and appetizing food,
a warm welcome to the sitting room with
the cheerful open fireplace, and a kindly
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way. Most of these things are of more
importance to the camper than to the stage
passenger, who moves too quickly to make
friends among the people of the region
passed through. Yet even such will feel
the charm of a night at Crocker's. True,
there are no bell-boys in buttons, and no
care on the part of everybody about the
place that no requisite to comfort shall be
lacking. No wonder that some visitors are
content to rest here and lose the splendors
of the Yosemite trip for the sake avoiding
its wearinesses.
But the campers get the most benefit
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