Exploration in the Canadian Rockies 



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streams and lakes where the conditions 

 are favorable to them. 



August 1 1 was parti}' cloudy in the 

 earlj' morning, but later the sky became 

 perfectly clear. After two and one-half 

 miles over a fine trail with a scarcely 

 perceptible descent, we came to more 



this opening, or rather behind it, while 

 the other continues down the main val- 

 ley, which is apparently very long and 

 has a slight turn toward the west of 

 south. After some discussion as to the 

 better route, we decided not to lose this 

 chance to work east. We had been 



Photo bv Wilcox 



Approaching the Summit. 



Indian teepee poles and a division of the 

 trail. The cliffs on the east rise into 

 two sharp peaks facing the valley and 

 make a kind of natural gateway into 

 what appears a second and higher valley 

 beyond. One of the two trails crosses 

 the stream and seemed to head toward 



forced by a continuous range many miles 

 further south than we wanted to go, 

 and it seemed advisable to locate our- 

 selves as soon as possible before a spell 

 of bad weather should make exploration 

 difficult, if not altogether out of the 

 question. Leaving the main valley at 



