Lake McDonald and vicinity; . soon as Mr. Blake had joined us, we started back, first upthe glacier to the Rim, a rather slippery way, more so apparentlythan had been the descent; then from there by rapid drops to thebrush camp where we arrived before night fall. On this descentthe guide shot for me a Rocky Mountain marmot, a large rodent,like a woodchuck but much larger, the tanned skin of which nowadorns my work-room, a reminder of that hazardous visit to SperryGlacier. Next forenoon we arrived safely in our permanent camp onthe shore of Lake McDonald. After spending two days caring formy re
Lake McDonald and vicinity; . soon as Mr. Blake had joined us, we started back, first upthe glacier to the Rim, a rather slippery way, more so apparentlythan had been the descent; then from there by rapid drops to thebrush camp where we arrived before night fall. On this descentthe guide shot for me a Rocky Mountain marmot, a large rodent,like a woodchuck but much larger, the tanned skin of which nowadorns my work-room, a reminder of that hazardous visit to SperryGlacier. Next forenoon we arrived safely in our permanent camp onthe shore of Lake McDonald. After spending two days caring formy recent collection around the glacier, we decided upon a shorttrip to Avalanche Basin. To this end we engaged Joe Rogers, ofKalispell, with pack horses. Several considerations urged us tomake this our last trip, not the least among which was a jumpingtoothache. The distance of the Basin is about twelve trail, tho pronounced good by the guides of the regionleads over very rugged stretches of moraine and ice-worn ]6 LAKE MCDONALD AND VICINITY And we were indeed gladto make at least one of ourexcursions astride a RockyMountain burro. Howslowly, and how safelythese small, hardy horsescarried us over this trail!Around obstructing boul-ders and windfalls, underand over prostrate foresttrees; down and up precip-itous places, fording severalsmall but rapid streams,we reached the lower end of SUMMIT LAKE AND PYRAMID VALLEY Avalanche l&ke in timQ to eat oar dinner. This over, we made ready to reach the Upper Camp, atthe upper end of the lake. To this end we had to cross over to itsnorth shore. Making doubly sure that blankets, provisions andother trappings were securely fastened to the backs of the horses,the guide drove them to the other side of the lake outlet thru therapids just below the great natural raft, over which one of us firstcrossed to head them off. From there we required more than anhour longer to reach the Upper Camp at the head of the precipitous b
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