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Part of Sioux County, June 17-July 2, 1911

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the beeuty of the successive cloud effects beyond description. Each morn-
ing I spent an hour and a half or two hours in this way, with peaceful cat-
nans of ten or fifteen minutes between the intervals of delight over the
= surpassing wonders of the sky and the great valley which furnished so much
room and atmosphere for the changeful tints. Then I would arise and make
a bee-line - a very devious bee-line down that canyon side: ~- for the
breakfast table, by way of the spring. Cn two mornings I did not awaken
in time to see the sky-vaintings, and these I still hold a distinct loss.
Mine was the most ambitious roost of all. In vain did I desecant in all



Goush adeng east ridge of Monroe Canyon

the colors of the spectrum of the beauty of the sunrise over the valley;

not one other would join me in my aerie. True, Dr. Woleott did try it
ee one sad night, but the wind blew, and the floods, while they did not come,
made feint so to do, end the good Doctor was first blown awry, and then

perturbed in spirit over the impending deluge, so much so that he plucked

up his bed by the roots end decamped. It was a harrowing night.