[Magdalen] Mount Assiniboine

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

A lot of the spectacular stuff in the Canadian Rockies is virtually
inaccessible. If one has the time, funds and skill to get there, it's some
of the most deserted land on earth.  Going through by rail is quite an
experience I would recommend for everyone.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 2:39 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> Investigating a tree I know little about, the Subalpine Larch (Larix
> lyallii)
> I stumbled upon a picture of the Canadian Rocky mountain peak,
> Mount Assiniboine,  at the edge of Alberta and British Columbia
> in Western Canada (11,870').
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> The peak is so strikingly like the Matterhorn (Switzerland - 14,692')
> that I thought the picture was mislabeled.  I'd love to see it,  but
> I suspect not for me in this lifetime.  It is yet another amazing
> phenomenon
> of the Canadian Rockies.
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> I still remember the chapter about the Matterhorn in "Stoddard's  Lectures"
> which books, along with Richard Halliburton's "Book of Marvels" first  got
> me interested in travel.
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Assiniboine
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn
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> David Strang.
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