The Mountaineer 79 



FOURTH SUMMER OUTING OF THE MOUNTAIN- 

 EERS. 



The fourth annual outing of the Mountaineers plan- 

 ned for Lake Chelan and Glacier Peak, is one of the 

 greatest trips that the state of Washington affords. 



Lake Chelan is one of the show points of the state 

 and needs little description. It is 1,079 feet above the 

 sea, yet the bottom is over a thousand feet below the 

 sea. It is 48 miles in length, its southeastern end be- 

 ing in the rolling sage brush country of eastern Wash- 

 ington, and its northwestern in the rugged evergreen- 

 clad mountains of the Cascade range. 



Glacier Peak is a great glaciated volcanic cone 10,- 

 436 feet high, situated 33 miles west of the lake. It is 

 the source of many large glaciers, being the third larg- 

 est glacial system in the state. No large party has ever 

 climbed the peak and the club will have the chance to 

 make the first ascent as a club. 



The peak can be seen from Seattle and along the 

 coast. It is particularly noticeable during the summer 

 when the snow is off the main Cascade Range, as then 

 the white summit is plainly defined. 



The party will go via. the G. N. to Wenatchee, trans- 

 fer to a steamer on the Columbia, go to Chelan Falls, 

 thence by stage to Lakeside, and by boat up the lake to 

 Lucerne at the mouth of Railroad Creek. From this 

 point the entire trip will be on foot, a distance of 35 

 miles to camp on the head waters of Suattle Creek. 

 From this camp the summit can be made in a single 

 day. 



AsAHEL Curtis, 

 Chairman Outing Committee. 



