Lillian Gest: Journal, 1925

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Mon 27. All ride into Jasper Stop at Lodge {caret: "see bear up tree"} swim [hyphen] ming pool there. See one of the rooms. in cabin with other rooms. Meet Bert Wilkins, Dick Dickerson, cook + very dressy, + Rufus Neigh [hyphen] bor. near station. Leave horses in their corral. Neighbor has little boy of six who rides with chaps. Cutest thing you ever saw. Went to Bert's house + met Mrs. Wilkins, also Rick. Go to Chinks for lunch.

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sit in little stalls like Flag shop at college. Afterwards we shopped camera films etc. Tie {above the line: "Mackinaw $7.50} + rubber bag. Ate ice cream + sundaes. Meet at Bert's house [dash] then go saddle horses + ride back, the 3 men + little boy coming back with us for dinner [dash] [Curse?] Tues 28 Up early + go to Jasper in truck. sitting on back with Marg + Busty. Meet [illegible] + niese Ellen on streets. of Jasper. Train is two hours late. Wait around station bolstered up with ice cream cones.

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Leave 11:20. Jasper runs on Pacific time but we keep our own Mt. time. Arrive about two at Robson plat[hyphen] form + lunch at cabin down the hill belonging to Hargraves. My new horse is called Baby Beauty + used to be a race horse but is old ride of 18 miles so they say to Mt Robson but it doesnt seem so. Stop at 8 miles at cabin at [Kinney?] Lake. Trail

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leads through [fronded?] {caret: '(?)} cedarr forest near Kinney Lake. Ford near Kinney Lake + the guide "Don" has a bucking horse which [sends?] him off in the water. Big hill afterwards + we walked up. Passed through valley of a Thousand Falls + past Emperor Falls [dash] Cabins are past Berg Lake + between it + Adolphus Get in near seven o'clock Cabins hold ten in five rooms. double decker beds. Room with Busty Dinner in cabin above + sit at night in

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a buckskin colored tepee + sing [dash] Wed 29. Ride to Moose Pass past Adolphus Lake + on. then turning to right. Busty is riding a mare with a colt trotting beside her. Horses are all slow + obstinate Ride up Pass. see deer + photograph it. Lunch near pass + climb afterwards up shoulder to right Going slow + not stopping I got to ridge first but came back. Others went

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