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Rode 30 miles across a flat country; camped on a cedar ridge; where we had a view of the strange and fantastic cliffs to the north (see sketch book)

Sept 18th: Made a long march to DeMotte Park, center of Kaibab plateau. Pass the Piute camp, entered the plateau canyons and soon reached the shallow, grassy swales of the upland. From a barren sage plain we passed into a region of pines and lovely aspens, of grass and flowers. Chilly evening. Bodfish and party in camp. ^[[Made sketches in water color, but too large to be included here]]

Sept. 19th: Left camp for a point on eastern brink of plateau. Three hours through aspen groves and grassy swales; saw deer and grouse. Camped on a promontory that overlooks the vast, red desert of the Marble canyon - altogether a scene long to be remembered. The Paria plateau, Navaho, Henry and LaSalle mountains, the latter 200 miles away, the Echo cliffs and the marvelous canyon are all in view. ^[[In 1896 one of the Henry mountains was named after me by Prof. Gilbert]]

Sept. 20th: Made panoramic sketches and returned to camp in the park.

Sept. 21st: Made sketches of aspens. In the afternoon whole party went down to Thompson's Springs.

Sept. 22nd: Rode down swale five miles and came out of woods upon the brink of the most marvelous canyon, the bottom of which could hardly be seen and the side walls of which were wonderfully carved and colored (see sketch).

Sept. 23rd: From Thompson's Springs by way of Sedge Pool to Point Zed. Splendid views of the canyon on the one hand and of the beautiful woods on the other. Stone enclosures and pottery observed.