CHAPTER II

IN THE OLDEN DAYS

Across the Mackenzie Plains—The Alpine Lakes—The Cuisine _en route_—A Jehu in a Rage—The Old Hermitage—A Passing Storm—Provisioning a Camp—A Huge Moraine—Sub-Alpine Vegetation—Adding to the Larder—Crossing an Alpine River—We bivouac in the Valley—Feathered Visitors—In Tent in the Wilds 24