The National geographic magazine . kisLakes, in which our time was vety fullyoccupied in survey work and explora-tion of the surrounding region. On thesecond day we moved camp to the upperlake,which is not half a mile is 60 feet higher, and separated fromthe lower lake by a long rock our tent we looked out on a rev-elation of beauty hardly equaled any-where in the mountains. This lake ispear-shaped and about two miles in di-ameter. It is encircled by very highmountains of the main range of theRockies, and has four large islands andseveral small islets, all densely wooded,
The National geographic magazine . kisLakes, in which our time was vety fullyoccupied in survey work and explora-tion of the surrounding region. On thesecond day we moved camp to the upperlake,which is not half a mile is 60 feet higher, and separated fromthe lower lake by a long rock our tent we looked out on a rev-elation of beauty hardly equaled any-where in the mountains. This lake ispear-shaped and about two miles in di-ameter. It is encircled by very highmountains of the main range of theRockies, and has four large islands andseveral small islets, all densely wooded,which give an endless variety of viewfrom various points. The water is per-fectly clear, but not very blue, like mostmountain lakes, and the shores, wherenot abrupt, are lined with a black No fish were ever seen or caughtin this lake, while the lower lake aboundsin them. I had planned for a trip to the Kana-naskis Pass on the 20th in order tolearn its location, altitude, and other 190 The National Geographic Magazine. Photo by Wilcox Our camp was pitched on a wooded bank ; interesting details. This seemed themost important piece of work near thelakes, especially as nothing is given onDawsons map except a reported altitudeof 6,200 feet and the presence of a lakedraining west on the top of the details were taken from Pallisersnarrative, written half a century fact that he was probably the lastif not the only white man to have crossedthis part of the Rockies, to say nothingof a desire to see at what point on ourway down the Palliser River we hadoverlooked the pass, made me very anx-ious to explore that region. Bryant,who was enjoying fine fishing every dayin the lower lake, did not care to joinin this trip. Unfortunately the weather of late hadbeen giving every indication of an ap-proaching storm, the air being warmand smoky, with heavy fogs in the earlymornings. On the appointed day wewere awakened by thunder in the moun- tains west of us, and not
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