Sierra snow-sheds blocked fifty miles of mountain views from rail passengers
Evidence
Shivering in the keen, frosty air near the summit pass of the Sierras, we entered the “snow-sheds,” wooden galleries, which for about fifty miles shut out all the splendid views of the region, as given in dioramas, not even allowing a glimpse of “the Gem of the Sierras,” the lovely Donner Lake. One of these sheds is twenty-seven miles long. In a few hours the mercury had fallen from 103° to 29°, and we had ascended 6,987 feet in 105 miles! — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 69
Categorization
- XREF: Massive infrastructure shutting out the landscape parallels One Square Inch of Silence’s industrial noise blocking natural sound. — connects to: The railroad’s snow-sheds screened travelers from the scenery they paid to see — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 37