58 The Mountaineer 
black is a lichen moss fond of moisture and taking the shape of wet 
surfaces upon the walls, or of small, straggling rivulets. Added to 
this warmth of tone in the mountain garb is the changing color effects 
occurring from hour to hour and at even shorter intervals as the sun 
travels. These kaleidoscopic shifts in light and shade delight the 
traveler beyond words and are the despair of the artist who finds it 
difficult to transfix the changing shapes and moods and to eatch the 
splendor and warmth of the elusive shadows and colors. The erowded 
plan and characteristic outline of these mountains separated only by 
narrow, winding valleys between the rock walls; their coral formation ; 
their lack of vegetation; and their coloring that is more than earthly, 
combine to make the Dolomites unique throughout the known world. 
DOWN THE QUENIULT RIVER M.R. P. 
