. The Rockies of Canada; . hey ever will be, and youwait for the culminating moment of time when naturehas concentrated her powers. Now must you useskill, and be favoured by fortune besides. For a singlesecond there is a prize to grasp, which if not seizedwith boldness, may be withdrawn forever. It is hardto say which is the more bitter disappointment, to 214 Gbe IKocfcies of Cana&a or would, without that enthusiasm born from a love of natural beaut superficial ledge of the outdoor i of botany the varied for: vegetation, ologytor iingofthe d mountains, an interpret mitely varied foi ists, the
. The Rockies of Canada; . hey ever will be, and youwait for the culminating moment of time when naturehas concentrated her powers. Now must you useskill, and be favoured by fortune besides. For a singlesecond there is a prize to grasp, which if not seizedwith boldness, may be withdrawn forever. It is hardto say which is the more bitter disappointment, to 214 Gbe IKocfcies of Cana&a or would, without that enthusiasm born from a love of natural beaut superficial ledge of the outdoor i of botany the varied for: vegetation, ologytor iingofthe d mountains, an interpret mitely varied foi ists, the ^s of the sk < ems II the natural om- tively speaking the oer you plunge tl the very reverse | and rature. To undo to; .. ichand Wagner you must i Wenkchemna Lake. n m]nd and emotions. dissecting needle and mk 3 brilliant colours of know how to calc bodies in V night. sant ite- the rkling ad you nature I her p Now must you use red by For a single prize to if not seized , maybewiti r. It is hard the more ointment, to. animal life of tbe ITlpper flDeabows 215 expose your last available plate a moment too soon,and see shortly afterwards, in your helplessness, farmore beautiful combinations, or in expectation ofgreater things to come, overstay your opportunityand have the curtain fall, as it were, perhaps foranother year on natures drama. These long waits give rare opportunities to studythe birds and small wild animals, and for the veryreason that you are quiet, they at length lose theirfear and make you one of their company. Down inthe heavy forest it is an easy matter to make friendswith the squirrels and whiskey-jacks and chickadees,but up in the open meadows your arrival creates ageneral alarm. The shrill whistle of the siffleur firstpierces the silence, for the hoary marmot has sightedyou from afar, then all the lesser animals commencetheir danger signals, the small picas disappearingafter a single squeak under some stone, while theParrys marmot more boldly stands erect and
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