. The Rockies of Canada; . irection we had glimpses of mountains rising abovesoft needled larch groves. Jim, who was a snap-shotartist, was most enthusiastic and said : You get afine view here whichever way you point the effect was largely due to the peculiar characterof the light-foliaged larches through which the sun-light passes almost without casting a shadow. The season had been remarkable, many long daysof sunshine following one another in unbroken suc-cession. The flowering plants of these upper mead-ows at the end of winter always find the groundwell soaked with moisture as
. The Rockies of Canada; . irection we had glimpses of mountains rising abovesoft needled larch groves. Jim, who was a snap-shotartist, was most enthusiastic and said : You get afine view here whichever way you point the effect was largely due to the peculiar characterof the light-foliaged larches through which the sun-light passes almost without casting a shadow. The season had been remarkable, many long daysof sunshine following one another in unbroken suc-cession. The flowering plants of these upper mead-ows at the end of winter always find the groundwell soaked with moisture as the snows melt awayin June. These are the days of springs awakening,when the edge of every snow-bank melts back a footor two each day under the tireless sun whose linger-ing twilight gives a glow in the north throughoutthe short-lived night. The splashy meadows reekwith moisture, the rocks glisten with silvery tricklings,and every little cleft and dale sends its contributiondown to the deep valleys where turbid rivers are. 2 06 Cbc Kochies of Canaba >f room, the spruk and symmetble age, secure f;)gers of the crowilied us with tlw :h had ju make it 1I >ring :melted sn *es assume a noble inches and reach of fire and A near-by riv- >t delicious air and Some which . It* £V and tastekn wehadglir wlarch«rolila#. -shot w;i$7iP^L£^ a fine VieW XVm&ntfXw^y expression of the forestr ^ camera » This effect was largiof the light-foliaged lardlight passes almost v The seasorof sunshine Icession. Tows at th>well soakein June when the edge ofvo each day um!twilight gives ahort-lived night 1are, the roclittle cleft ut characternich the sun-udow. my long days mbroken suc- e upper mead- i find the ground snows melt away •rings awakening, melts back a foot whose linger- h throughout Jows reek ry tricklings, contribution dow ?ie deep valleys wh rbid rivers are
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