General Account. rising rapidly at first over a shoulder and then down abruptly for several hundred ft. From this point on the trail goes at a relatively even grade up the glacial valley. The trail on a whole is very rocky and dangerous. For only the best types of pack animals should be taken over such a rough trail. The upper lake is a novelty to me in that it is mostly prairie with a wide, mild meandering stream and ox-bow lakes taking up a large part of the area. We had thought that perhaps there were ducks nesting in the reeds along the edge of the meandering stream but we did not find any. Two blue birds were shot near this lake. Reached camp by 4:15 P.M. The weather today has been unusual. On the morning when we woke up the ground was partially white from snow