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vicinity of the Provincial park where the photograph had been taken. Figure 13 is a topographic chart of the area with the mountain darkened. This location is just east of highway 19 at the Eve River bridge, about 49 miles west northwest of Campbell River, British Columbia on Vancouver Island. Area X on this chart marks the approximate location of the photographer. This spot is located at 126° 14' West and 50° 19.4' North. The photographer and her family had stopped at this park for a rest when the photograph was taken. The rectangular area marked with a C is property operated by the McMillan-Bloedel Lumber Co. Ltd. camp which was unoccupied when the author was there. The clearing in the forested area was gravel covered with a few buildings, fuel pumps, a dynamite shack, and vehicles of various kinds. Intense white yard lights illuminated the area at night (in 1983). A registered civil engineer3 conducted a site survey and determined that the photographer stood approximately 4,240 feet north of highway 19 (within the Provincial park) and faced 3° 18' north by west toward the peak of the mountain. The slant distance to the mountain peak was 7,580 feet for an elevation angle of 24° 17'. The height of the mountain