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At about 8500 feet we left the cañon, which extends really E. & W. & turned up the left side, up the steep slope of the Mt. This slope faces a little E. of N. & is steep, often 38 [[degree symbol]]. There is much slide rock & timber covers most of it. 
Picea englemani begins at [[insertion]] 21.00 in. [[/insertion]] 8950 feet, The last P. douglasi seen at 9400 feet Pinus flexilis & Picea englemani become shrubby at [[insertion]] 20.20 in. [[/insertion]] 9900 feet & the highest shrubs of both were found at 10000 feet. From timberline up it is very steep. bare, broken rocks held by the jagged bedrock much steeper than broken rocks could lie alone. We have to use our hands almost constantly & find it hard climbing. There are high cliffs & peaks all around. Beds of snow lie in the shaded corners & water drips from them, but there is not a bit of water in the cañon below - Lots of little flowers grow between the rocks & are in full bloom. The plants as a whole resemble those on San Fran. Mt. & many of the same species appear. We finally abandoned our guns & all unnecessary luggage & climbed until reaching a point at the base of the top of needle, main peak 

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