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... crossed in the summer and the road became impassable in winter except on snowshoes . A friend of his had a close shave on that road - he'd been cross- ing it on horseback when a rock slide started , and his horse jumped just in time to ...
... crossed in the summer and the road became impassable in winter except on snowshoes . A friend of his had a close shave on that road - he'd been cross- ing it on horseback when a rock slide started , and his horse jumped just in time to ...
Page 255
... crossed her land and that the camp was three miles further on , up the moun- tain . Three miles didn't sound like much of a drive , but what a three miles it was ! First the road crossed some fenced pastures , and after leaving them it ...
... crossed her land and that the camp was three miles further on , up the moun- tain . Three miles didn't sound like much of a drive , but what a three miles it was ! First the road crossed some fenced pastures , and after leaving them it ...
Page 368
... crossing high moraines , edged with timber . Pole mountain with its ragged crags was on our right and other rocky peaks were ahead . The trail was just wide enough for a horse to travel , and when- ever it crossed a meadow it was lost ...
... crossing high moraines , edged with timber . Pole mountain with its ragged crags was on our right and other rocky peaks were ahead . The trail was just wide enough for a horse to travel , and when- ever it crossed a meadow it was lost ...
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West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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