One may obtain from here one of the best views of Snowdon; and on the south side of the valley, over which his shadow seems to be cast, the Cynicht--the Matterhorn of Wales, as it has been called--rises up in noble and entrancing proportions. Hence, too, come into impressive prominence the green and grassy sides of Moel Wyn. A walk of a few miles would bring us to Beddgelert, or to the lovely Pass of Aberglaslyn, with its unforgettable admixture of mountain and of sylvan scenery; or, by climbing the hill at our back, we may come within sight of Tremadoc, and the house in which the poet Shelley alleged that he was assailed by a mysterious and murderous visitant. Into the Traeth Bach, which is an unreclaimed extension of the Traeth Mawr, pours down the stream which accompanies the traveller on the "baby railway" from the heights of Blaenau Festiniog. Westward lie Criccieth and Pwllheli, and the sharp bend of the Lleyn peninsula, and Bardsey Island and its lighthouse, round which one may sail into Carnarvon Bay. [Illustration: THE ESTUARY, BARMOUTH.] RIVERS OF NORTH WALES. CHAPTER II. THE SEIONT, THE OGWEN, THE CONWAY. The /Seiont/: Llanberis Pass--Lakes Peris and Padarn--Dolbadarn Castle and Ceunant Mawr--Carnarvon and its Castle. The /Ogwen/: Llyn Ogwen and Llyn Idwal--Bethesda--Penrhyn Castle. The /Llugwy/: Capel Curig--Moel Siabod--Pont-y-Cyfing--Swallow Falls--The Miners' Bridge--Bettws-y-Coed. The /Lledr/: Dolwyddelen--Pont-y-Pant. The /Machno/ and its Fall. The /Conway/: Fairy Glen--Llanrwst--Gwydir Castle--Llanbedr--Trefriw--Conway Marsh--Conway Castle and Town--Deganwy--Llandudno.