The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-03-21
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lake, the view of this mountain of Backfeet gla-
cier, Of Citadel, Reynolds, and Fusade mountains
and Of the heights about Gunsfght pass far beyond
is most impressive.
While we linger here marveling at the upside
down" waterfall the vivid colors Of the mountains
and the ice-green lake spread at our feet the
sharp peak of Fusade is yelled by clouds that
pour swiftly over and about the nearer heights
and away up there a snowstorm is raging For us
1t is rain, however, and driven to shelter crowd
into the cabin of the launch and hustle back to St
Mary camp ...
From St Mary camp the automobile road has
. just been extended some 20 miles to Many-Glacier
camp on Lake McDermott This place In itself
fine enough. is the headquarters from which
make short trips to some Of the parks greatest
MISUNDERSTANDING Eagle falls, Cataract creek,
Swift Current pass and most wonderful Of all, Ice
berg lake. This little body of exquistey blue
ter is. almost wholly surrounded by serrated.
splntered ridges that tower 5000 feet above its
surface. On kind of shelf lies what is left Of the
ancient glacier that scoOped out this basin ages
ago, and from its edges icebergs large and small,
are continually breaking off to go floating lazily
about in the lake. Iceberg lake is the habitat of
the polar trout discovered by Hoke Smith, who
says they have fur instead of scales. .
Now back to the Glacier Park hotel for mail and
little rest for we are seeing the park In lazy,
leisurely fashion. And what next? Well, suppose
we give at least one day to Two Medicine lake,
region tnat Tor sheer beauty can mold It's. own
with any in the park The trip is made by stage
in about three hours, and the way up the lovely
valley We tie up the horses and are led through
the forest to the Trick falls. Here in high water
times Two Medicine river plunges over the edge
Of mass Of rocks down among huge boulders
but in the dry season 1t drops into hole above
and energies more quietly through cavern in the
rocky wall. The mountain that especially domi-
j, mates Two Medicine lake Is Rising Wolf, and 1t Is
almost handsome as Going -to-theSun. Here,
too is another of those delightful chalet camps.
and what with the view the food and the air. 1t Is
hard to tear ones self away from it,
II there are any real fishermen in our party the
best thing they do is to go to St Mary's camp
again, and from there by trail to Red Eagle lake.
three hours distant This beautiful green lake,
only mile long and half mile WIDE is from 200
to 500 feet deep, and fairly swarms with cut
throat trout, while in the streams that flow into
and out Of 1t the Dolly Warden trout is found in
great numbers. These fish are good fighters and
the angler who gets one on his hook and under
takes to yank 1t from IT. ice-cold home has task
that delights his soul Since there is a stretch Of
shallow water In front of the camp the fisherman
often rides out on horseback to deeper water and
The first time you sit on horse and try to land
tenpound cut-throat you will forget there is
anything else earth except that little lake sur
rounded by dozen magnificent mountains that
horse and that trout
Being still somewhat averse to strenuous exer-
cise we are now going to board the train at Gla-
cier Park station and ride luxuriousy the
continental divide. in itself trip well worth TAX