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“It was a ride of nearly thirty miles, and of many hours, one of the most splendid I ever took.”
- Date
- 1879
Meaning of “It was a ride of nearly thirty miles,…”
Bird remembers the long ride as splendid because distance, physical exertion and the Rocky Mountain landscape combine into an unusually vivid firsthand travel experience.
Where does it come from?
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, Letter IX, Project Gutenberg #755. Bird calls the nearly thirty-mile cattle-hunt ride one of the most splendid she ever took and immediately describes galloping, fallen timber, rocky descents, deep rapid streams, elk and mountain scenery. This is nineteenth-century firsthand travel narrative, not present-day route, riding or safety guidance.
