[Illustration] The Mountains of California by John Muir Contents I THE SIERRA NEVADA II THE GLACIERS III THE SNOW IV A NEAR VIEW OF THE HIGH SIERRA V THE PASSES VI THE GLACIER LAKES VII THE GLACIER MEADOWS VIII THE FORESTS IX THE DOUGLAS SQUIRREL X A WIND-STORM IN THE FORESTS XI THE RIVER FLOODS XII SIERRA THUNDER-STORMS XIII THE WATER-OUZEL XIV THE WILD SHEEP XV IN THE SIERRA FOOT-HILLS XVI THE BEE-PASTURES [Illustration: HOOFED LOCUSTS.] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS HOOFED LOCUSTS MOUNT TAMALPAIS—NORTH OF THE GOLDEN GATE MAP OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNT SHASTA MOUNT HOOD MAP OF THE GLACIER COUNTRY MOUNT RAINIER; NORTH PUYALLUP GLACIER FROM EAGLE CLIFF KOLANA ROCK, HETCH-HETCHY VALLEY GENERAL GRANT TREE, GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARK MAP OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY MAP OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY, SHOWING PRESENT RESERVATION BOUNDARY RANCHERIA FALLS, HETCH-HETCHY VALLEY VIEW OF THE MONO PLAIN FROM THE FOOT OF BLOODY CAÑON LAKE TENAYA, ONE OF THE YOSEMITE FOUNTAINS THE DEATH OF A LAKE SHADOW LAKE (MERCED LAKE), YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK VERNAL FALL, YOSEMITE VALLEY LAKE STARR KING VIEW IN THE SIERRA FOREST EDGE OF THE TIMBER LINE ON MOUNT SHASTA VIEW IN THE MAIN PINE BELT OF THE SIERRA FOREST NUT PINE THE GROVE FORM LOWER MARGIN OF THE MAIN PINE BELT, SHOWING OPEN CHARACTER OF WOODS SUGAR PINE ON EXPOSED RIDGE YOUNG SUGAR PINE BEGINNING TO BEAR CONES FOREST OF SEQUOIA, SUGAR PINE, AND DOUGLAS SPRUCE PINUS PONDEROSA SILVER PINE 210 FEET HIGH INCENSE CEDAR IN ITS PRIME FOREST OF GRAND SILVER FIRS VIEW OF FOREST OF THE MAGNIFICENT SILVER FIR SILVER-FIR FOREST GROWING ON MORAINES OF THE HOFFMAN AND TENAYA GLACIERS SEQUOIA GIGANTEA. VIEW IN GENERAL GRANT NATIONAL PARK MUIR GORGE, TUOLUMNE CAÑON—YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK VIEW IN TUOLUMNE CAÑON, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK JUNIPER, OR RED CEDAR STORM-BEATEN JUNIPERS STORM-BEATEN HEMLOCK SPRUCE, FORTY FEET HIGH GROUP OF ERECT DWARF PINES A DWARF PINE OAK GROWING AMONG YELLOW PINES PATE VALLEY, SHOWING THE OAKS. TUOLUMNE CAÑON, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK TRACK OF DOUGLAS SQUIRREL ONCE DOWN AND UP A PINE-TREE WHEN SHOWING OFF TO A SPECTATOR SEEDS, WINGS, AND SCALE OF SUGAR PINE TRYING THE BOW A WIND-STORM IN THE CALIFORNIA FORESTS YELLOW PINE AND LIBOCEDRUS BRIDAL VEIL FALLS, YOSEMITE VALLEY WATER-OUZEL DIVING AND FEEDING ONE OF THE LATE-SUMMER FEEDING-GROUNDS OF THE OUZEL OUZEL ENTERING A WHITE CURRENT THE OUZEL AT HOME YOSEMITE BIRDS, SNOW-COUND AT THE FOOT OF INDIAN CAÑON SNOW-BOUND ON MOUNT SHASTA HEAD OF THE MERINO RAM HEAD OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD SHEEP CROSSING A CAÑON STREAM WILD SHEEP JUMPING OVER A PRECIPICE INDIANS HUNTING WILD SHEEP A BEE-RANCH IN LOWER CALIFORNIA WILD BEE GARDEN IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY.—WHITE SAGE A BEE-RANCH ON A SPUR OF THE SAN GABRIEL RANGE.—CARDINAL FLOWER WILD BUCKWHEAT.—A BEE-RANCH IN THE WILDERNESS A BEE-PASTURE ON THE MORAINE DESERT.—SPANISH BAYONET A BEE-KEEPER’S CABIN CHAPTER I THE SIERRA NEVADA