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The Lake of the Sky

CHAPTER XXI
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There is much in the individuality of those who own or "run" it.

Emerald Bay Camp is owned by Mr.Nelson L.Salter, for many years so favorably known in the Yosemite Valley.
Such is its growing popularity that Mr.Salter has recently (1921) purchased another ten acres of adjoining land, thus enlarging his frontage on the Bay to about 1000 feet, and giving him many more cottages for the entertainment of his guests.
* * * * * EAGLE LAKE From Emerald Bay Camp there are quite a number of interesting trail and climbing trips, one of the commonest of which is that to Eagle Lake.
Taking the trail west, one zigzags to the north until the Automobile Boulevard is reached.

A half mile's walk brings one to the bridge over Eagle Creek.

Here a few steps lead to the head of the upper portion of Eagle Falls, which dash down a hundred feet or so to the rocky ledge, from whence they fall to their basin, ere they flow out to join the waters of Emerald Bay.
A few yards beyond the bridge the trail starts.

It is a genuine mountain trail, now over rough jagged blocks of granite, then through groves of pines, firs, tamaracks and spruces, where flowers, ferns, mosses and liverworts delight the eyes as they gaze down, and the spiculae and cones and blue sky thrill one with delight as they look above, and where the sunlight glitters through the trees as they look ahead.


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