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The Glacier Lily grew almost everywhere, one speci- 

 men bore five flowers on a single stem and one of these 

 flowers was four and a half inches across. The crim- 

 son Paint Brush, the Shooting Star, and a variety of 

 yellow flowers added color to the scene. We enjoyed 

 spring all over again. 



We continued to gain elevation until we reached a 

 low ridge of loose rocks, just west of Cataract Can- 

 yon, from which we had a fine view of lower Spray 

 Park. About a mile and a half ahead of us was a group 

 of ponds and just beyond the ponds arose Fay Peak, 

 very steep and practically bare of trees but covered 

 with grass and heather. A goat could not conceal him- 

 self on this, the south, side. The summit consists of 

 an enormous rock with many spires and curiously 

 enough a dozen or more trees find here a foothold defy- 

 ing the storms. This mass of rock has a rectangular 

 appearance from a distance and resembles a large 

 castle. 



The photographers hurried ahead of the main party 

 to climb high enough on Fay Peak to get better views of 

 the mountains. The rest of the party proceeded to the 

 ponds above mentioned and there, among the flowers 

 and the most delightful surroundings imaginable, we 

 enjoyed a rest of three quarters of an hour until the 

 photographers returned. 



We then picked up the trail to Crater Lake. The 

 trees became more numerous and very much larger as 

 we lost elevation. This end of the trail consists of a 

 series of switch-backs and from many points one can 

 get splendid views of Spray Falls which drops from 

 ledge to ledge, a total drop of about eight hundred feet. 

 I shall not attempt to describe Spray Falls as a series 

 of photographs alone can do justice to it. 



The trail descends almost to the foot of Spray Falls 

 and is here on a level with the Mowich river bed but it 

 immediately leaves the river and gains elevation very 



