A Sierra sunset could overpower a traveler into walking instead of riding.
Evidence
Before long a carnival of color began which I can only describe as delirious, intoxicating, a hardly bearable joy, a tender anguish, an indescribable yearning, an unearthly music, rich in love and worship. It lasted considerably more than an hour, and though the road was growing very dark, and the train which was to take me thence was fast climbing the Sierras, I could not ride faster than a walk. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 97
Categorization
- CANDY: A lovely, self-contained snapshot: a sunset so overwhelming she literally couldn’t ride faster than a walk — charming and quotable.
- XREF: connects to: High-altitude Sierra sunsets produced an overwhelming emotional spectacle that slowed her passage — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 39