Day 5

This is my fifth day in the Upper New York State wilderness Cooper wrote so vividly of, and I decide to venture out on my own. I have told by my guides, Uncas and Chingachgook, that these woods also have great elements of beauty- so I am going in search of some of them.
Well, here I am and the land around is so “lively and playful,” “all that pertain[s] to nature [is] sweet.” Things are so peaceful here.

The land is “green and fresh and lovely,” soothed by “the milder light, or softened in shadow.” “Nowhere was any object to be seen that did not properly belong to the peaceful and slumbering scenery.”

Gently, I stroll along the “verdant and undulating surface of forest,” thinking of how lucky I am to be here in a land so astounding, so divine.


As I headed back to meet Uncas and Chingachgook, I was able to view a beautiful sunset, that seemed to pour down “his parting glory on the scene.” It was the perfect end to a perfect day.