58 The Motmtaineer 



gradually until Eagle Cliff is reached. Eagle Cliff, al- 

 most perpendicular, is eighteen hundred feet above the 

 forest-lined canyon of the Mowich and a splendid view 

 of Mt. Rainier may be had from this point. One also 

 gets a splendid view of the canyon, the walls of which 

 consist of a series of saw tooth ridges radiating from 

 Mt. Rainier which rises about nine thousand feet above 

 this point. From Eagle Cliff the Mowich Glacier is in 

 full view and ends in a great mass of loose rocks. 



From Eagle Cliff the trail bears in a northwesterly 

 direction toward Crater Lake. The trail, a sylvan col- 

 onnade, winds through a primeval forest in which the 

 Alaska Cedar, a most graceful tree, is much in evi- 

 dence. 



We reached Crater Lake about 5 :30 p. m. The lake 

 is three quarters of a mile long by half a mile wide and 

 is surrounded on all sides by high hills. We camped on 

 a small peninsula on the west side of the lake from 

 which point one can best appreciate its wild beauty. 

 On the east side of the lake facing us, were the Castle 

 Crags, which from this point bear a striking resemb- 

 lance to Fay Peak from upper Spray Park. The Cas- 

 tle Crags, however, are more beautiful than Fay Peak, 

 if possible. A small portion of the summit of Rainier 

 is also visible, the bulk of the mountain being eclipsed 

 by the nearer hills. 



However we realized we couldn't exist very well on 

 scenery alone so the men rustled wood for two large 

 fires while the women cooked the dinner. After dinner 

 we assembled about the camp fire. We listened to very 

 interesting talks on the Geology and Indian folk lore 

 of this locality and we sang many songs. After a very 

 success camp fire session, we departed to our blank- 

 ets and soon it was morning. 



We breakfasted while gazing at the reflection of 

 the mountains on the glassy surface of the water. A 



