Rod and gun . Dick was on ahead on his horseand coming up the hills he had thelaugh on me but I gained on the descentevery time. Alittle after noonwe reached thesixteen mile re-fuge cabin whereI had my firstaccident. Justas we were pull-ingintothecampmy back tire ex-ploded. This Imended whileDick prepared alunch of bacon,bread and tea. After thehorse had a restwe were off a-gain. From hereon the trail be-gan to climbfor about eightmiles and to ride up a hill on a trail was an the trail was hard and smoothand we made fairly good time. On reach-ing the summit the scene was
Rod and gun . Dick was on ahead on his horseand coming up the hills he had thelaugh on me but I gained on the descentevery time. Alittle after noonwe reached thesixteen mile re-fuge cabin whereI had my firstaccident. Justas we were pull-ingintothecampmy back tire ex-ploded. This Imended whileDick prepared alunch of bacon,bread and tea. After thehorse had a restwe were off a-gain. From hereon the trail be-gan to climbfor about eightmiles and to ride up a hill on a trail was an the trail was hard and smoothand we made fairly good time. On reach-ing the summit the scene was country was fairly level but simplycovered with boulders. I ziggagged inbetween them very slowly. Here wemet a couple of men going into thing that struck me in this countrywas the behaviour of the horses when thewheel c<»me in sight. They were just asfrightened of it as the present horse is ofthe automobile. This was quite naturalas my wheel was the first to be riddenover the STONEY (.KEEK121^ j_VALLEV, AN For the greater part of the journey thetrail follows the hills, keeping out of thelow ground in the valleys boulders lasted for about five we came on a level stretch of goodhard trail in the midst of a clump of jackpines. Dick proposed a race and awaywe went although there was hardly roomfor both of us. The bicycle tookthe lead and kept it until the trailbecame strewn with roots. Bouncingover these for a hundred yards soon putall thought of a race out of my after we rode into Deep Creekcamping ground where the secondrefuge cabin is stationed, thirty-five milesout. While Dickpicketed h i shorse in a nat-ural meadownear by I rust-led wood. In ashort time wehad a good fireand then eagerlystood aroundand watchedthe kettle forfear it wouldboil too soonfor our appeti-tes. Two slicesof bacon, twoslices of breadand tea ad libwas our orderfor supper. Then we pre-pared to makeour bed by the fire but Nature objec
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