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1. PAGE 63001 reached by road. here one may sit at ease on shady porches and overlook one of the most extended,varied and romantic views in the world of scenery. one may take dinner on this porch and have sunsetserved with dessert and the afterglow with coffee. here again one is haunted by the suggestion ofartistic intention, so happy is the composition of this extraordinary picture. the foreground is the dark,tremendous gulf of merced canyon, relieved by the silver shimmer of vernal and nevada falls. from thisin middle distance rises, in the centre of the canvas, the looming tremendous personality of half dome,here seen in profile strongly suggesting a monk with outstretched arms blessing the valley at close ofday. beyond stretches the horizon of famous, snowy, glacier shrouded mountains, golden in sunset glow.every summer many thousands of visitors gather in yosemite. most of them, of course, come touristfashion, to glimpse it all in a day or two or three. a few thousands come for long enough to taste mostof it, or really to see a little. fewer, but still increasingly many, are those who come to live a littlewith yosemite; among these we find the lovers of nature, the poets, the seers, the dreamers, and thestudents. living is very pleasant in the yosemite. the freedom from storm during the long season, thedry warmth of the days and the coldness of the nights, the inspiration of the surroundings and thecompleteness of the equipment for the comfort of visitors make it extraordinary among mountainresorts. there is a hotel in the valley, and another upon the rim at glacier point.

2. there are three largehotel camps in the valley, where one may have hotel comforts under canvas at camp prices. two ofthese hotel camps possess swimming pools, dancing pavilions, tennis courts electrically lighted for nightplay, hot and cold water tubs and showers, and excellent table service. one of the hotel camps, thelargest, provides evening lectures, song services, and a general atmosphere suggestive of chatauqua.still a third is for those who prefer quiet retirement and the tradition of old fashioned camp life. abovethe valley rim, besides the excellent hotel upon glacier point, there are at this writing hotel campsequipped with many hotel comforts, including baths, at such outlying points as merced lake andtenaya lake; the former centering the mountain climbing and trout fishing of the stupendous region onthe southwest slope of the park, and the latter the key to the entire magnificent region of thetuolumne. these camps are reached by mountain trail, tenaya lake camp also by motor road. the hotelcamp system is planned for wide extension as growing demand warrants. there are also hotels outsidepark limits on the south and west which connect with the park roads and trails. the roads, by the way,are fair. three enter from the west, centering at yosemite village in the valley; one from the south byway of the celebrated mariposa grove of giant sequoias; one from el portal, terminus of the yosemiterailway; and one from the north, by way of several smaller sequoia groves, connecting directly with thetioga road.

3. above the valley rim and north of it, the tioga road crosses the national park and emergesat mono lake on the east, having crossed the sierra over tioga pass on the park boundary. the tiogaroad, which was built in, on the site of the mono trail, to connect a gold mine west of what has sincebecome the national park with roads east of the sierra, was purchased in by patriotic lovers of theyosemite and given to the government. the mine having soon failed, the road had been impassable formany years. repaired with government money it has become the principal highway of the park and thekey to its future development. the increase in motor travel to the yosemite from all parts of the countrywhich began the summer following the great war, has made this gift one of growing importance. itaffords a new route across the sierra. but hotels and hotel camps, while accommodating the greatmajority of visitors, by no means shelter all. those who camp out under their own canvas are likely tobe yosemites most appreciative devotees. the camping out colony lives in riverside groves in the upperreaches of the valley, the government assigning locations without charge. many families makepermanent summer homes here, storing equipment between seasons in the village. others hire equipmentcomplete, from tents to salt cellars, on the spot. some who come to the hotels finish the season underhired canvas, and next season come with their own. an increasing number come in cars, which theykeep in local garages or park near their canvas homes. living is easy and not expensive in these camp.