the horses are doing hard and continuous work on a
grass diet.

The day's distance will not seem to amount to
much in actual miles, especially if, like most
Californians, you are accustomed on a fresh horse to make
an occasional sixty or seventy between suns; but
it ought to suffice. There is a lot to be seen and
enjoyed in a mountain mile. Through the high country
two miles an hour is a fair average rate of speed,
so you can readily calculate that fifteen make a pretty
long day. You will be afoot a good share of the time.
If you were out from home for only a few hours' jaunt,
undoubtedly you would ride your horse over places where
in an extended trip you will prefer to lead him. It is
always a question of saving your animals.

About ten o'clock you must begin to figure on
water. No horse will drink in the cool of the morning,
and so, when the sun gets well up, he will be
thirsty. Arrange it.

As to the method of travel, you can either stop at
noon or push straight on through. We usually arose
about half past four; got under way by seven; and
then rode continuously until ready to make the next
camp. In the high country this meant until two or
three in the afternoon, by which time both we and the
horses were pretty hungry. But when we did make
camp, the horses had until the following morning to