Up In These Everlasting Hills,
Where He Has Manifested His Wonderful Power And Left A Symbol Of
His Omnipotence, We Can Draw Nearer The Creator Than Elsewhere.
How Puny, How Insignificant Seems Man And All His Works Out Here
In These Unbounded Solitudes!
"I will lift up mine eyes to the
hills from whence cometh my help," chants the psalmist.
Wandering among
These glorious hills that rise above the distant
horizon, or stretch away in endless majesty from you, as your
heart swells over the thrilling scene, you too shall feel the
presence of a great and mighty power, and realize in part what
the psalmist meant.
We passed through the town of Schroon Lake, situated along a
picturesque sheet of water bearing the same name, which lies to
the west of Kayaderrossera range. It has been compared by some
to Lake Como. On one side a bold mountain rears its green wall,
while the shores slope down to it as if eager to behold their
lovely forms in its crystal water. In places it is very narrow
and its windings seem more like a great river than a lake. It is
fed by Schroon river, along which are Schroon falls. Numerous
tents peeped from their guarding trees along its banks. How we
rejoiced in the refreshing shade of the forests and vistas,
revealing this "gleaming pearl set in emeralds," as some one has
appropriately called it. Its water is very pure and cold, and
fishermen will find ample compensation for all the time they
spend here, even though few fish are caught.
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