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Identifier: C1002013148 (find matches)
Title: Big Trees of California Southern Pacific
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Published by the Passenger Department Southern Pacific Company San Francisco, California"
Subjects: Yosemite Sequoia Calaveras Grove Mariposa Grove General Grant Park Wawona Hotel Sentinel Hotel El Portal Hotel
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Contributing Library: The Committee of One Hundred
Digitizing Sponsor: Balboa Park Online Collaborative

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t is advisable toremain over and take a full day for the Trees, which will involve no extra charge for stageservice. The General Grant National Park is reached via the Southern Pacific to Sanger,thence by auto-stage service. At the southern entrance to the park lies Sequoia Lake^w^here there are excellent camping grounds. The California Grove is reached by rail (Southern Pacific San Joaquin Valley line)to Visalia, thence electric line to Lemon Cove where arrangements can be made for horsesor stage beyond. The time from Lemon Cove is six hours. A camp is maintained atJuanita Meadows. There is good fishing in the Kaweah River. This grove lies in thesaddle between Grant National Park and the Giant Forest and is a discovery of recentyears. From July to mid-September the air of this whole big tree belt is perfect. Giant Forest same service as above to Lemon Cove, where similar arrangementscan be made for the trip to Sierra Camp, ^Valter Kenney, proprietor. Season July toSeptember. I ^■-f
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This IS an exampleof tte group Latit oftnese wonderfultrees. Ttey clusterabout tne graves oftneir ancestors. The groves arc usu-ally composed ofgroups, and all grow-in a deligktful airalong tke middleneights of tte Sierra.C1002013148

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