Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 123.

The Mountains [1], 11/07/1732, ¶648:

By noon we had put the mountains behind us and, arriving at the edge of them, we saw far below us even the tallest trees looking as though they were only small plants; and there was a beautiful expanse of green. The same mountain plants that we had seen on the other side were also to be seen here. We went downhill – I feel as if I am still walking, so long and steep was that hill. The mountain plants, however, were not to be seen farther down.