Entry - July 6, 1936

6:00PM. Just finished supper after a hard days work. I worked all day at the foot of Mt. Cannon. We have a scenic ride on the way to work. We pass through the Belton Hills and ride all along the length of the Lake McDonald and by the Sperry Chalets and Mt. Brown the by Avalanche Lake, Reynolds Mt., Clements Mt. then Hidden Lake then we reach Mt. Cannon.

Mt. Cannon 8,900

Robert

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Comments From Chris -

From what I can tell, the camp was in the Apgar area at the southern end of Lake McDonald. Remember at this time the Going-to-the-Sun Road had just been completed and other roads were still to come. The travel he mentions would have been cross country on a rough roads. These guys were developing access to virgin ground that has now been used by millions.

To make it easy, I'm probably going to reference the National Park Service map of the area throughout this blog. For this entry you can see most of the places Robert mentions. Mt. Cannon is not listed, but it is located close to the Trail of the Cedars Nature Trail. Here is a good view of it.

Back of photo says "Mts. Brown, Cannon, Heavens Peak, and Lincoln Ridge"
From Robert's Photo Collection

National Park Service map of the area

View looking north-east at Lake McDonald. The camp would be on the very right end of the lake.
Photo from Google Maps

Foot of Mt. Cannon where Robert mentions working.
"McDonald Creek Valley Glacier NP1" by Acroterion - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons