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Show J r;1.' , if h if - . v (, , posblotics made the sible. Dotty not only handles a horse with the best, but drives a car with equal ease as attested by the fact wC arrived home safely trip-hom- i Retracing Montana Trails ; f ; . I if , with flowers intei spumed B Dr. D. Keith Barnes As stated in other trail accounts, groves of age old spruce laid Dottys and my horseback treka pathway to the interception ore actually games with the anta- Tango Creek and the Salmon. Sandwiches made the night gonists, our weakness of will, the with the e bald mountain, caused by num-ero- u and annual snow slides. The trail follows the course of Camp Creek to the rest camp of the same name. This upper end of the Flathead with its many small streams provided excellent fishing as attested by Bob Smith and the Murphy boys. The cow bell chimes aroused us as the wranglers brought the horses into camp the signal to deflate mattresses and stow duf; ' , fel. hundred Page mile twenty-tiv- e 12 ' The REFLEX j August 2, 1956 Trail Ride. Each one enjoyed the trex in benefited his own -- way. both physically and mentally. Two civiliweeks away from zation does something for one, not purchaseable over a counter, or in a stock market. We have often stated, Dotty and I play a game with ourselves when on these .trips. Our antagonists are Dame Nature and present day habits of living. As one slowly rides the trail becoming intoxicated with natures beauties, you cant help but mentally ruminate and in so doing marvel at thewondorspf -- nature and what man is doing to Americas big myth is' the assumption of our present day artifacts of a super race. What ever it is we are striving to make, seems to be measured in terms of lavish spending of our natural resources. Our measuring stick today is the endless number of luxuries, comforts and gadgets devised. Their influence is reflected in our present day concept of social attitudes, our soft approach to patrotism and juvenile delinquency. We call it progeess, because we are still too teenaged to grasp its meaning. American progress emphasises the best beef steak in the world, too often at the expense of over production by subsidization; but the evil itself is the foolis'h farm practices of erosion and worn out soil. Producing wool or lamb chops can never justify eroding of a water shed. Choking our streams with filth and waste and all the time 'screaming shortage of water." Whither goest we ! ! " AH-we- A few miles north of Salmon, of Idaho a huge Bull Moose came out of the trees, hesitated at the beedge of the oiled road looked both down the foul whether fore rapidly disappeared inclination to give up ways, trotted .across, leaped the weuther or washed out trail! our oesophageal rapids as we lunched high wire fence and proceeded on opponents are "Dame Nature and at the Upper end of Big Salmon thru a pasture. Our first and only ourselves. The trophies are the Lake. Here the four strings of do foot dose up of a Moose in I fish lured to the fly. the Wild our , pack, forty odd horses and the forest. I Creatures seen as we slowly pass mules, passed enroute to Murphys five here sit As days after the Leaving our mountain' motel, we their front door and the wonders Flat. attack I still have a sore belly The ride down the lake shore on but thanks to the Forest Service, threated our way up Daunahar of nature in their wild and na- tural state. We come home with a hot afternoon was made de- Im. home and recovering. A bowel Creek to the Basin of the same tougKened lightful- by sFiadeTiommassive muscle spasm or illus will usually name:AbouriOTirTomDaunahiF batteries, recharged bodies ftom hard riding and a pain- Larch and Fir covering the banks adjust itself with prompt care and homesteaded h beautiful ranch site in this five mile long valley. Nalessly reduced waistline. We re- on both sides. As the lake narrows the non u- of laxatives. ture has about completed obliteraa of stream moments gushing, long empties roaring capture fleeting of July will Two twenty-fourth- s tion pf domesticity with the exceplost boyhood and girlhood ulong some distance below into the rushalways stand out in my memory tion of a few well placed relics with a strong spiritual and emo- ing waters of the Flat-heaJuly Jtth, 1!M0 marching in parade tional experience. The test then, Crossing the Salmons Mouth on as drummer boy, from St. Mark's along the trail. This beautiful mountain glen has the beginning is one of skill, riding ability, vig- a swinging bridge, we tiredly, but Hospital down Main Street to bth of Daunahar Creek orous exercise and mountain lore. not slowly, as the horses all knew bisceting its South, up State to 1st South, full length. Rolling grassy foot The lure of the moutain trail is camp was near and would not be the on Parle to thence Liberty something that defies definition. contained to a gentle walk, but hottest day of Salt Lake's his- hills meet the stately lodge pines skirting it.. Towering peaks with Just to be astride a mount at the fought bit and rider alike wanting years later Dotty tory. Twenty-si- x Daunaher commanding leisurely pace of 4 miles per hour to gallop the few remaining miles and I stopped for dinner at Utahs majestic stand in the cool morning hours of the to Murphys Flat. everlasting guard. best and unmistakenly This beautiful mountain valley superb bird symphony. Nudging up to the If the tribal Indians werent conSteak House, Maddocks, and I festive board of grazing wildlife on the left bank of the Flathead, ate Grave-Yar- d tinually at waq over this choice Stew. or the deep blue mysterious sky was named for Joe, and is used hunting grounds, they should have The last six days of the trek been. of mid-da- y enwraping one in the by the family as hunting quarAlice. solitude of natures vastness the ters during the September and as reported by Climbing by easy grade through The beMoose following three days were masses of flowers we crossed and Bear October Elk, mountains is His wonders to 8000 desaddle trips beginning with a hold." Many side attractions add hunts. Daunahar pass from the ft necElk frequented camp on several layed fording of the Flathead, color to the pictur- e- the incomFlathead to the Blackfoot drainage of the parable enchantment of a bust- of our nights and were seen with- essitated by the arrival area of Monture Creek. An easy 0 feet by members of the Forest Scivice plane to pick up ride down the mountain ling stream urging one to fast a in slope, we low so lure, the whistling mormots and group. Without doubt, one of the uur Doctor. The river was arrived at Burnt Camp Creek, our delightful song birds; stately pines nicest camp sites of any of the the folding was made with ease. last camp. Mqjestic peaks revealed their or spruce with myriads of wild-- , Wilderness Areas. Day break found us all awake of Side trips to Big Prairie Ranger grandure as the trail unwound and flowers decking the back-dro- p eagerly .prepairing for our natures wonders of a glacial age Station, Mud Lake Lookout and along the White River. Dense last ride nine miles thru age old amid colorful ciiques and jagged many delightful hiking trails were stands of fir and pine everywhere. tree studded Larch, was a beaupeaks. Many are content just with accessible to all, so we decided to Scars of past burns were still tiful and fitting climax to a one- the ride, to enjoy natures massive stay four days here and only one visable on the west slope but grandure. Others ride by unseeing at our next rest day at Camp soon will be obliterated by new Creek. and unresponsive. growth. The beautiful Needle Falls The few fistleimen of the group suddenly burst into view bring.. Alice Gailey Telford again joined us for the trek. The lure of the came in with excellent catches, ing cameras from all riders. A hills has another ardent convert including Dotty and Alice, even magnificent wilderness sight. we dropped down and one who enjoys nature to its tho they got lost trying a short into a beautiful meadow Brush-b- y utmost. cut to a smaller stream. Park a delightful camp site Twenty-eigft 1055 Montana had its wetpeople gathered around the dinner table at the test July in history with all with flowers everywhere. An early morning climb by Florence Hotel, Missoula, to shake streams full and the rivers high. hands. Timid at first, but with- While at Murphys Flat we had switchback to Larch Pass thru e friends. but one slight drizzle the second a dense forest of pine was a dein a few days, Of the twenty-eigh- t, we had met night. The only rain experienced light. Snow capped peaks, well only Bob Smith, of Pittsburg, on in six days. Many creeks were above timlier line, stand guard the Uinta Ride and Cutter Rosen-bloo- dry. Woodruf Creek filled to cap- over head waters cirque of the of Sharon, Pa. on last acity as it coursed thru camp in White River. A short distance to years ride. (Cutter hurried home 1055, was bone dry and the Flat-hea- d the ridge and we stood on Amerfrom Paris to again make this dropped an inch each day we icas Jbackbone. Melting snowa ride his Oth Flathead Ride.) Rid- stayed. The dusty trails gave flow to the Atlantic and Pacific ers came from Maine to Mississippi riders an experience not desired in Oceans from its slopes. The Sun and Pennsylvania to Washington. mountain travel. The Trail Riders River drainage to the east the The self restraint of the first slogan A Rain each Day Keeps White Flathead to the west. dinner disappeared by the sec- the Dust Away was not only lack- Peaks of Glacier Park are aeen to memthe north. ond day as the twenty-eiging but longed for. To the south the trail led along ber family meshed as the finest The thrill of fly fishing from the is the saddle was introduced on '55 ride the slopes of the Chinese" wall of gears. The most adjustable of all creatures to and enjoyed more than ever in 5(1, one of nature's wonders. Years his immediate surroundings and Norby (a nephew of the Mu- ago the east side of the moun-- 1 supposed strangers. rphys) and I tried our skill from tain for 20 miles north and south The Hotel was an ant hill of the saddle for two or three hours slipped, leaving a 1000-200- 0 foot activity hours before bus time, as each morning. The fish were fat, precipice wall. Ledges at various riders, eager for the start hustled solid and full of fight and ran levels form run ways for mounduffel and gear to the loading area. from 1 lb. to 114 lbs. By eleven tain goats. The Sun River area The trail ride actually begins some oclock the fish had had their is a game reserve with Elk in 0 miles north east of Missoula breakfast and no more notice giv- abundance. in the Blackfoot-Seel- y Lunch time and rest period proLake Coun- en to any lure until evening. As try, at Lower Holland Lake. Here last year The Royal Coachman vided ample time for pictures and Mrs. Murphy had a bounteous excited the most curiosity of any the human goats to scale various luncheon not only for our group, of the lures and as expected, landed levels of the wall. but the twenty odd riders just most of the fish. Following the passing of the finishing their western bound trip Saturday evening, the eve of our pack train we turned down the over our beginning trail. The Mur- next ride thru the high country, slope of the west fork of .the Sun phy brothers had completed pack- following stowing of duffel and River and made camp at the Forks of the Sun and Ahorn Creek at ing of new supplies for our group gear, we gathered at the campand with the packing of duffel fire to hear one of our members, Indian Point. Decending the creek while we lunched, everyone was Rabbi Wiseman, (Alice tells me to the Sun we aroused a herd ready. for Joes .Everybody Up the Rabbi will give the opening of IVOO elk that ran up the slope as amid smiles of anticipation, prayer at the Democratic Convenin full vew of all. A wonderful we set forth on the switch back tion in Chicago this August), of sight WtNT enow how to beat the calendar? trail to the crest of the pictures- Chicago, reveal the wonderous Lunches had been packed for que, but rugged, Swan Range, to beauties of nature extolled in the over next days ride when one of Then come drive a 1956 Buick-c- nd get someour first camp, Upper Holland Bible. A most impressive cere- the girls went to her tent and thing youU get nowhere vise. Lake, a truly beautiful place. mony and so well liked it was voted came running back screaming A The laughing streams and beau- to be repeated at our next rest bear was In her tent" Inspection Its a new kind of blazing performance that tiful water falls framed by ageless camp Camp Creek. The mixing of camp revealed three two year breaks with the past and brings you today what trees, was but an introduction to of Judaism by the learned Doc- old black bears were foraging for the glacial scar in which nestled tor with my diluted Mormonism food. Jam and honey in sandwiches other cars may offer in the future. Upper Holland Lake. A truly beau- couldn't account for what happened seemed the bait. Altogether twelve tiful spot gently ironed out by na- next During the service I grad- lunches and one saddle bag (later Only Buick. of all the world's automobiles, has tures gifted hand since that awe- ually became concioua of low ab- found a half mile from camp, the one transmission Variable Pitch Dynaflow some gauge chewed out of the dominal discomfort The service clawed to pieces) were stolen. The which takes its cue from the variable pitch pro- mountain by the glaciers massive over, I hit the sac thinking what- rascles returned a couple of times ever it was would soon pass. As during tho nite and were finally jaws. pellers of modem aircraft Inflating air mattresses followed the hours passed in their slow scared off when Joe shot at them. by a swim in the cold waters ofc progress of a wakeful nite, the According to Joe Murphy, this was Only here can you switch the pitch by flooring the lake stimulated appetites for griping pains worstened. one of the few times a bear does the pedal for a soaring burst of full power when the awaiting ' fried chicken The A five oclock council of war come into camp. Dorothy Hofffirst day set the pattern for suc- between the outfitter, the forrest-r- y man will always remember the safety demands it. while ceeding ones. representative and myself, de- christening of her bed-ro- ll AIRCONDITIONINO Early morning aroma. of coffee creed the Sawbones of the group in it with bear dew. and bacon wafted from a morning a casual and unfit for further sadAn early morning ascent up ...CMLH.WUOWPR.C. H cool. campfire, not only whets the ap- dle duty. Joe arranged for an Ahorn Creek was delightful. L f Comfort Is Y'f t v Get MMaaOtlAlON' V petite but stirs the mental proces- emergency forest service plane to Here the clawing fingers of glaciON IV MwSokkwlrt.9""1" ses .of anticipation, the desire to pick me up at a landing strip al action revealed beautiful Pearl ;R,O.DA.R. CONPIT.ON.NOt push on. Such must have been about 1)4 miles from camp. A mile Basin. The most spectacular ride L the urge motivating our western and a half up hill saddle trip with of .the trail was the sheer wall WHIN ancestors.' Whats over the hill a terrific belly ache is a ride to switchback climb out of the Basin is a mighty driving force. remember. The plane trip would and back Across the Continental Zigzagging upward to the crest have been delightful under ordi- divide. Alpine Heather, red and of the basin, we breasted the tum- nary conditions and Im sure was yellow Monkey Flowers were now seen along the trail. bling waters of Pendent Creek enjoyed by Dotty. as they dashed madly to their Two days in bed with, heat, Unwinding the path, we pro 530 ocean goal. Grassy glades glutted spirits of opii camphorata and ceeded down thejong drop of a Has A Little Boy, And His Face is Lighted VithJoy Mary it! -e d. 3-- over-grazin- g; 40-5- ' ' Clearfield Everyone is familiar with the nursery ryhmn Mary Had a Little Lamb. In Clearfield it has a new twist for Mary is the lamb and Mary has a little boy. Mary" came to live with Clarence Brooks 'and his family (Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Brooks) at 42 East 350 South about three months ago, and although she has become a nuisance in many ways,, she is an excellent lawn mower" and comClarence. One panion to trouble though, doesnt Mary the lawn she stop at mowing eats the flowers and chews at the srubbery visited the neighbors Mary flower, garden, too, and has another bad habit of butting the children about and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have been seriously considering sending her on her way. Though her future is not to cerhas been a good tain,, Mary an interesting exand companion perience for the children. She enjoys romping about with them and bleats quite pitifully when they go into the house and stay there too long. Well, maybe she can stay a little longer. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis E. Allred have moved with their daughter,. Mrs. Ora Campbell to make their Mr. and Mrs. Knewell Rush-fort- h home. This week, Mr. and Mrs. and children, are moving back to Palo Alto, .California to Allred are visiting relatives at the Unita Basin. make their home. Kaysville -- ht li(p-tim- - ht j 75-8- . 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