The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-06

fell on log, but ne received nothing |
more than good wstting and great
deal Of joking.
This last trip was beautiful tne,
climbing higher and higher and the |
snow getting nearer and nearer, until
about one o'clock we came in sight |
of our camping place in the Elwha
basin. As il flrst came into view a
great shout arose from the party aud
we all stopped at an opening
through the trees and caught the first
glimpse Of the aterfall dashinR down
the mountain just back of our camp.
The rest of Sunday was spent get
ting our places fixed up and after
fine dinner We all attended camp fire
and Vesper Service. Rev. Van
Horne conducted a Vesper Service
each Sunday evening aud they we're
all very impressive. One Sunday
evening each one was asked to repeat
quotation from some nature poem
and it was indeed fine.
Monday was a est day and most
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river. 1t takes lots of courage to get
into snow water, but a bath seemed
good after our long tramp.
Tuesday about fifty climbed Mt.
Nnyes, an elevation of 1900 feet. We
left camp about six o'clock, climb
ing for Lalf mile up sloping mead
ow, crossing a small ice Geld at the
foot Of the mountain. We rested at
the foot of waterfall, which came
from glacier above, falling about
fifty feet A stiff climb out Of this
canyon through bushes brought us
into snow field separated by ridges
of loose rock and then onto the main
snow field, which extended to the
summit of the pass. The climb from
there to the summit of the noun
tain was over sliding rock and
around lodges where a misstep would
be the last of you. Great care had
to be taken not to loosen rocks and
send them bounding down the noun
tain side through the rest of the
line. Ii is wonderful where you
can find a place to step and hold
when necessary. The summit was a
grand reward for all our efforts. AS
far as the eye could see on every side
there was not foot of level ground.
= One rocky peak after another reared
its head heavenward and we seemed
to be in new world. We built d
, oairn of rocks and placed onT names
in record box These record boxes
we're of gutta percha. Metal boxes
would be shot to pieces by lightning,
Now began the downward journey
and it is certainly nervous strain.
! am glad took the climb and would
not have missed the experience, yet
hay ing my name ON the top.
We had great fun coming down
over the snow field. We sat down
aud used our Alpine stocks to guide
us. Some came backwards, som,
turned over several times and some
came head first Fortunately sal
up all right and reached the bottom
> in good shape. After crossing the
. snow field and climbing around d
I, canyon, the descent was soon made.
A tired and hungry company came
9 into camp and did justice to good
dinner awaiting US.
Our camp fires we all enjoyed
We had a program each evening
Onh evening an Indian poW-wow wal
% the attraction. Each person appear
ed in a blanket or were asked to
Those who did not wished they had
i for they we're burned at the stake Of
a scalped by the redskins. After sucl
duties were attended to, Indian stOr
. les and legends we're told Another
. evening we were treated TO maple wal
= on snow. Our guide has maple sug
= ar sent to him each year from New
England and took some into the
mountains with him. The snow wal
: easily gotten, being right below III
= In the river bed.
= wish might describe the snow
. bridges and caves that we saw. Some
u caves looked like pictures ] have
y seen Of caves containing stalagmite
and stalactites. The snow where thin
;, looked green with the light shining
= through it.
Our trip is now at an end. W.
started on our homeward journe!
feeling that il had been trip of
= lifetime, aud while We felt sadness a
70 leaving the grand old mountains, ye
: we were glad to get back to civiliza
= tion and home. As DIR Van HOr
x said at our last camp fire AFTER al
men are greater than mountains =
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