Canadian Rocky mountains offer exceptional attractions to those who
enjoy natural scenery, sport, and camp life. Few regions of the world
combining mountain, lake, and forest scenery possess the additional
advantage of a delightful summer climate, such as obtains in the
Canadian Rockies. The extrencly wild character of this part of the Rocky
hlolntains, and the very short time since it was opened up to
travellers, are probably, in great part, the reasons the lack of
literature and the absence of any thorought illustrated publication
concerning this region. During a period of four years, the author has
made camping excursions into many of the wilder parts ot the mouritains
and effected a considerable number of ascents. An excellerlt camera has
heen an almost inseparable companion in every excursion, so that
photographs of the typical scenery have been obtained from every
possible point of view. However, throughout all the processes of
photographing, no expense of time or labor has been spared in order to
obtain true and artistic representations of nature. Nor have these
results been obtaited without ill considerable sacrifice, for in many
cases the proper light reflects on lakes and forests required hours of
delay, and frequently, on lofty mountain summits, high winds made it
necessary to anchor the camera with stones whiIe the cold and exposure
of those high altitudes made the circumstanccs unfavorable for
successful work. A map is not included in the volume, as, owing to the
wildness of the country, there are no detailed maps covering this region
that are entirel satisfactory. The best map, and, in fact, the only one
available, is published in Dr. Dausons PraLixinny Xert on this part of
the Rocky Mountains.
