Along the main ridges and larger branches of the river Indian trails may be traced, but they are not nearly as distinct as one would expect to find them.

沿着河流的主要山脊和较大的支流，可以追踪到印第安人的足迹，但它们并不像人们期望的那样明显。

Our course to-day was along the broad top of the main ridge to a hollow beyond Crane Flat. It is scarce at all rocky, and is covered with the noblest pines and spruces I have yet seen.

我们今天的路线是沿着主山脊的宽阔顶部到达 Crane Flat 后面的一个洼地。它几乎没有岩石，覆盖着我所见过的最高贵的松树和云杉。

They are smooth, level, silky lawns, lying embedded in the upper forests, on the floors of the valleys, and along the broad backs of the main dividing ridges, at a height of about 8000 to 9500 feet above the sea.

它们是光滑、平坦、柔滑的草坪，位于高处森林、山谷底部，沿着主要分水岭的宽阔背面，海拔约 8000 至 9500 英尺。