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Bow Lake14 August 1959
Banff Park, AB
Credits:Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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"Further along there was a fine view of Bow Lake, its pale jade-green waters backed by the magnificent Crowfoot fragrant forests of fir; along the paths we noted many twisted and gnarled grey and silver stumps of long fallen monarchs. These were exciting to the artist because of their unexpected, sometimes grotesque patterns, Nature’s sculptures more intriguing that many modern abstracts."16
Mount Hector & Sink Lake1950-60
Kicking Horse Pass, B.C.
Credits:Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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"One of the greatest finds of the season was the sunlit peak of Mount Hector at sunset, mirrored in its golden and rose beauty in a little marsh called Sink Lake, bordered by tall grasses and fir trees. Here we spent many happy hours sketching and absorbing the celestial beauty of the spectacular painting of Nature’s unerring brush."18
"The following day ... I started out.It was a pleasant ride through a beautifully wooded valley past Narao Lake and along by Cataract Brook. The mountains on either side were somewhat foreboding in the mist, with occasionally a sinister tower or peak showing through an opening in the clouds. I must confess it was a lonely trip, and sometimes one wondered if there were any bears about. Other than a few horses browsing in a meadow, any wild life kept out of sight."
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Lake MacArthur1950-60
Lake O'Hara, B.C.
Credits:Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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"At last I rounded the last turn, and found myself at the opening of a small, barren, treeless valley. Only a little grass and a few mountain flowers grew there and occasionally a stunted juniper could be seen. Mount Biddle and Schaffer towered above the landscape. One more rise of smooth rocks brought one in view of Lake McArthur. The opalescent hues of turquoise and greenblue, splashed with rose and amethyst, vied for place on the sparkling waters of McArthur, which rested at the foot of a great ice field, nestled in a shell-like formation of mountain, not unlike a gargantuan outdoor concert shell. But here wind, storm and sunshine were the musicians which played upon the lake. Only two weeks before, and this was mid-August, the last of the ice had left the lake, for Spring comes late to McArthur."21
PtarmiganCirca 1930
Moose Jaw, SK
Credits:Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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"It was a surprise to see ptarmigan here, hitherto I had believed their habitat to be much further north. The ptarmigan is a bird of the grouse family. It is of black or grey plumage in the summer and white in the winter."23
"Loath to leave McArthur, I lingered on a little, but finally I shouldered my small pack and started the descent over the smooth rocks where the glaciers of the past had rubbed them down almost to a polished surface. Further along were the horses of the pack train contentedly browsing on the grassy slopes."24
Cathedral at Lake O'Hara1950-60
Lake O'Hara, B.C.
Credits:Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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"With sunset on Cathedral Mountain, and Lake O’Hara in the foreground, there is an expression of theatrical grandeur in the lavish display of color. The fringe of sombre forest cast interesting patterns of dark blue-green on the placid waters of O’Hara, which was of a robin’s egg blue. The towering flanks and peak of Cathedral Mountain, bathed in mauves and sapphire, was just touched with the color of molten gold. Another favorite view of Lake O’Hara is the one looking towards the Seven Veils Falls, where the mountains Biddle, Yukness and Huber, with their everlasting snows, rise above the lake. The formation is similar to Lake Louise. It is a fairly even draw as to which is the more beautiful. Also, on Lake O’Hara one observes the diorama of color which might well rival the gems of Aladdin’s cave."26
"Over the ledge, we found ourselves in a land of desolation, only a chaos of rough rocks and ridges to walk over with here and there a small rock cairn to guide the way."27
Oesa13 August 1959
Lake O'Hara, B.C.
Credits:Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery
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