American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-03-26
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lake. the view of this mountain, Of Blackfeet gla-
cier, of Citadel, Reynolds, and Fusillade mountains
and Of the heights about Gunsight 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 Fusillade is yelled by clouds that
pour swiftly over and about the nearer heights
and away up there a snowstorm is raging. For US
It is rain, however, and driven to shelter, we 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-Glacler
camp on Lake McDermott. This place, In itself
fine enough, is the headquarters from which we
make short trips to some Of the parks greatest
attractions-Morning Eagle falls. Cataract creek
Swift Current pass and. most wonderful OF all. Ice
berg lake. This little body of exquisitely blue wa
ter is almost wholly surrounded by serrated'
splintered ridges that tower 5000 feet above It's
surface. On a 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 of 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
a little rest, for we are seeing the park in a lazy
leisurely fashion. And what next? Wen, suppose
we give at least one day to Two Medicine lake. a
region that for sheer beauty can hold its own
with any in the park. The trip is made by stage
in about three hours. and on the way up the lovely
valley we tie G2 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 a mass Of rocks down among huge boulders'
but in the dry season 1t drops into a hole above
and energies more quietly through a cavern in the
rocky wall. The mountain that especially doml-
mates Two Medicine lake is Rising Wolf and II Is
almost as handsome as Going-to-the-Sun Here.
too. is another Of those delightful chalet camps.
and what with the view. the food and the air. II Is
hard to tear ones self away from it.
II there are any real fishermen in our party the
best thing they can do is to go to ST. Marys camp
again, and from there by trail to Red Eagle lake
three hours distant. This beautiful green lake,
only a mile long and half a mile wide, is from zoO
TO 500 feet deep. and fairly swarms with cut
throat trout. while in the streams that flow into
and out of II the Dolly Warden trout is found III
great numbers. These fish are good fighters and
the angler who gets one on his hook and under
takes to yank it from its ice-cold home has a TASK
that delights his soul. Since there is a stretch oil
shallow water in front of the camp. the fisherman
often rides out on horseback to deeper water and
there. still astride his steed, casts for the trout
The first time you sit on a horse and try to LAND
a ten-pound cutthroat you will forget there Il
ANYTHING else on earth except that little lake sur
rounded by q dozen magnificent mountains. tina
horse and that trout
Being still somewhat averse to strenuous exer
else. we are now going TO board the train at ella
cier Park station and ride luxuriously over tn
continental divide, in itself a trip well worth TAX