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Show Paul Peel Kept Careful Log Of j Boy Scouts Colorful Canada Trip I Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles about a recent trip made by Boy Scouts of Mt. Pleasant to western American Candian scenic spots. The articles art-icles are prepared by Paul Peel. This trip has come to be known by some as the 2,000 trip. It took us 2,000 miles, we drank 2,000 bottles of soda water, and sang 2,000 songs. We met at Ray K Bohnes where we loaded the truck with our supplies and had roll call and prayer, we climbed into the bus at 7:40 a.m. The ride to Salt Lake was rather quiet compared to the rest of the trip. At 10:30 we stopped at the Municiple Bath for a swim. We headed north again at 12:30, stopped at Tremonteon at :310 for a few bottles of soda water. We left Utah at 3:25 and stopped at Malad Idaho for more of the 2,000 bottles. At 6:00 we hit Pocatello and 6:35 American Amer-ican Falls. All we have seen so for since leaving Utah is dry grain, a few potatoes, and lava rock jutling out all over. Wc saw the dam and the falls and went to camp at a place called Indian Hot Springs. The drinking drink-ing water was warm and dirty, no trees or fine wood, warm night, and plenty of ants did not go to make a nice campinf ground but we all survived. Thursday we awoke or were awakened by 5:30 and ready for traveling at 8:00. We traveled to Idaho Falls by 10:50. We saw the temple and the falls and took pictures of both. For several miles after leaving Idaho Falls we saw nothing but potatoes and alfalfa. At 1:40 we stopped at Deboise to mail some cards home and eat lunch. We crossed into Montana at 3:00. At 4:35 we hit Dillon. Nothing but small dry hills since Deboise. A brief stop here for more soda water. At 6:15 we saw a 11 car freight train derailed. At 7:00 we pulled into Gregson Hot Springs for the night. A. nicer camping ground than the last place. All those that went swimming caughl colds that night. Friday 5, we were ready for the road at 8:10 this morning. We saw the smoke stakes of the mines and smelters at Anaconda a few minutes later. Deer lodges home of the "State Pen" was the next town which brought on many wise cracks from friend to friend. About now a song was started that goes about so; 99 bottles of beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer, you take one down and pass it around, 98 bottles of beer. This goes all the way down to 1 bottle of beer. We traveled through farming and mountain country until we reached Flathead lake at 1:25 saw a huge saw mill on its store. At 3:00 we embarked around the lake to the Hunry Horse dom and townsite. From here we enter led Glacier National Park and a few minutes latter the camping grounds at 6:00. Some went fishing fish-ing immediately while others went around the grounds to whistle at the girls. By 10:00 all was semi quiet. Saturday 6. We began chow to find that the bears had paid us a visit and helped themselves to things like cake, bread and jam. at 9:00 W3 went on a hike up a 1 steep trail to avalanch lake, so name for the slides into it from the steep surrounding sides. It ' was fed by water falls from the glaciers high up in the peaks. When we got back to camp there were two bears having a gay old time with some folks from Butte who had just moved their lunch onto a table. He sure slicked up their cake tin foi them. At 2:00 we pulled out of this camp and drove to the summit) of the park called Logan Pass Here a ranger told us a fev things about glaciers. This large one in the park is moving dour hill at the rate of 30 feet per yeai We also stood on the continentia divide where the water runs tc the pacific and atlantic from the same spot. Leaving the park at 4:45 we traveled through a lot of level Jack Pine country until we came to the Canadian border at 5:50 We had some trouble getting through because of so many expensive ex-pensive cameras. Once again on our way through more pines and over rough Canadian roads They were just like cow trails. |