Camp in a California wilderness
<p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="solemn">solemn</span> <span word="cathedral">cathedral</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="vaster">vaster</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>," <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="Teddy">Teddy</span> <span word="Roosevelt">Roosevelt</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="camping">camping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yosemite">Yosemite</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4 <span word="am">am</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sleep">sleep</span>; <span word="ofshivering">ofshivering</span>（颤抖）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="air">air</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wool">wool</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="silence">silence</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="crying">crying</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="waking">waking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="andwhimpering">andwhimpering</span>（幽咽）<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chill">chill</span>; <span word="of">of</span> <span word="futilely">futilely</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="mattress">mattress</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="intospasms">intospasms</span>（肌痉挛）; <span word="of">of</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="sniffing">sniffing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="tent">tent</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pee">pee</span>. <span word="Gritting">Gritting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flashlight">flashlight</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="unzipped">unzipped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tent">tent</span>, <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dash">dash</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pit">pit</span>-<span word="toilet">toilet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="site">site</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="bear">bear</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impossibly">impossibly</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="twinkling">twinkling</span> <span word="above">above</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="peed">peed</span>, <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="tent">tent</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="slept">slept</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span>.</p><p><span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="crept">crept</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="awesome">awesome</span> <span word="Lassen">Lassen</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jagged">jagged</span> <span word="relic">relic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="volcanic">volcanic</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="strewed">strewed</span> <span word="boulders">boulders</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> &<span word="ndash">ndash</span>; <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="andwhined">andwhined</span>（发牢骚）<span word="exhaustedly">exhaustedly</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>."</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="grouchy">grouchy</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="coffeeutterances">coffeeutterances</span>（表达，说话）<span word="I">I</span> <span word="make">make</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ludicrously">ludicrously</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="key">key</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>; <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p>
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