The National geographic magazine . broke fair and colder. Theupper part of the valley was reachedafter a march of four hours. Abovetimber-line the trail was lost in opencountry and some time was wasted inan effort to locate it. Tom Lusk and Ieventually found it in the middle oneof three gulches which make passesinto a valley to the south. From thesummit we saw a vast extent of sharppeaks and strange mountains, with agreen valley between, running duesouth. The pass is 7,600 feet high,and as the new valley runs so far southwe gave up all hope that we were eitheron the Kananaskis Pass or likely t
The National geographic magazine . broke fair and colder. Theupper part of the valley was reachedafter a march of four hours. Abovetimber-line the trail was lost in opencountry and some time was wasted inan effort to locate it. Tom Lusk and Ieventually found it in the middle oneof three gulches which make passesinto a valley to the south. From thesummit we saw a vast extent of sharppeaks and strange mountains, with agreen valley between, running duesouth. The pass is 7,600 feet high,and as the new valley runs so far southwe gave up all hope that we were eitheron the Kananaskis Pass or likely toreach the lakes very soon. That wewere temporarily lost in the heart of anunexplored wilderness only added tothe interest of our movements and theappreciation of the wonderful sceneryon every side. We could always, asour men said, hit the back trail orpossibly find a more interesting routeshould a pass be discovered over theranges between us and the Elk was made in meadows below thepass at timber-line. In the afternoon. 60 The National Geographic Magazine Bryant and I climbed a mountain 8,400feet high south of our camp. From thispoint a fine panorama was disclosed,and even Mt. Assiniboine could be seenfar to the northwest beyond the PalliserRiver. A very high peak lies just north•of the new pass, one that had been seenfor two days, and that eventually provedquite a landmark in our travels. Wewere glad to see that the new valley one came directly across our peak. Wesought shelter from cold wind and hailamong some crags just below the sum-mit. When the storm was at its worstI noticed a curious sensation in my hairand mustache. Standing up I felt atingling and heard a faint crackling-sound. Bryant, who was quite near,said he observed nothing. However,we were almost on the summit of the ?4JBHi»\- MfiBTtL -JIT I- ~d~-£ U\ , ) i. •fB&m ^.vT^f^fc Photo by Wilcox Lanes of green meadows and Alpine flowers running south was covered by greentimber, a feature that adds ve
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