the Thoreau Log. 25 January 1859. Concord, Mass. Thoreau writes in his journal: The river has gone down about eight inches, and the ice still adhering to the shore all about the meadows slants downward for some four or five feet till it meets the water, and it is there cracked . . . (Journal, 11:428-429) Log Index Log Pages Select... 1817-1832183318341835183618371838183918401841184218431844184518461847184818491850185118521853185418551856185718581859186018611862