On our right the chain of mountains was indefinitely prolonged like an immense system of natural fortifications, of which we were following the counter-scarp or lesser steep; often we were met by streams, which we had to ford with great care, not to wet our packages.
Por la derecha, la serie de montañas se prolongaba indefinidamente como un inmenso sistema de fortificaciones naturales cuya contraescarpa seguíamos, presentándose a menudo arroyuelos que era preciso vadear sin mojar demasiado la impedimenta.