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[[underlined]] Lake & Mts. [[/underlined]]     

but envy the party in their quiet nook. A tent & a boat - 2 people. What more?
From a root on the edge of the water we scared up a solitary sandpiper, & farther on another, & various small cheeps pointed to swamp sparrows & other birds we could not see. 
We rounded bend after bend till we had to pole & could go no farther when Bald Face loomed up ahead. The brook is full of curious vegetation but not as rich as the Outlet.
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Sept. 13 - Washington was speckled with snow in the mg. White caps on lake. Cold north wind.
14th Snow ^[[insertion]] patches [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] banks [[/strikethrough]] seen ^[[insertion]] early [[/insertion] that melted away during the day.
Quiet day on lake except for squalls. [[underline]] Ice [[/underlined]] on water in camp in morning. Mts. turning red - by the glass - also yellowing beeches. Went up ^[[insertion]] to [[/insertion]] Rattlesnake & found maples turning [[underlined]] pink in green [[/underlined]] - also red branches. 

[[underlined]] Kearsarge [[/underlined]] is called the ^[[insertion]] weather [[/insertion]] Prophet of the lake. If its peak is cloud capped it will rain.