Lake McDonald and vicinity; . s. But the sun was we must descend promptly, for we were some five miles fromcamp, and our trail was only such as bear and deer had preparedfor us. The first 500 feet of descent was over bare rocks. Thegreat mountain folds seem to have an almost perpendicular dipalong our path; and the cleavage lines permitted narrow horizontalbenches to be formed by weathering, with a very steep talusfrom bench to bench. This leaping down from ledge to ledge theguide designated as dropping, a very appropriate term. I stoodin constant fear that we might thus drop dow
Lake McDonald and vicinity; . s. But the sun was we must descend promptly, for we were some five miles fromcamp, and our trail was only such as bear and deer had preparedfor us. The first 500 feet of descent was over bare rocks. Thegreat mountain folds seem to have an almost perpendicular dipalong our path; and the cleavage lines permitted narrow horizontalbenches to be formed by weathering, with a very steep talusfrom bench to bench. This leaping down from ledge to ledge theguide designated as dropping, a very appropriate term. I stoodin constant fear that we might thus drop down to an impassableprecipice, unable to climb up again. In fact, at one point we didhave to climb up again some fifty feet to escape just this contin-gency; and a horrid climb it was ! When at last we reached thetimber, where the slope was more gentle, and where we could hangon to shrubs and trees in passing down a steep place, I breathedmore easily. We reached camp after an arduous days travel,happy, tired, and rich in LOOKING TOWARD THE RIM FROM HOLZINGERS BASIN, UPPER Photograph taken by Mr. J. R. White.
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