62 The Mountaineer 
We reached camp at 6:15 p. m. and personally, | was nearly 
all in. We had been without water till late in the afternoon 
when we broke ice in the crevasses to get it. Even Lewis 
River was cut off from the mountain flow which was frozen 
solid. 
Supper was awaiting us. Good commissary with huckle- 
berry sauce goes far towards making one forget the toil of 
the day. 
LOCAL OUTINGS OF THE MOUNTAINEERS. 
Ho AS opener. 
The surroundings of Seattle are such as to make a variety 
of trips easily arranged. Beautiful woods are in every di- 
rection and it is a delight to follow the trails through them. 
Puget Sound and the nearby lakes are a source of much yva- 
riety in planning these outings as they give various routes 
to any point selected as the destination of a trip. From 
September to June local walks are given on Sunday every 
two weeks. Starting from 8:00 to 10:00 a. m., the return is 
ordinarily made by 8:00 p. m. 
By car or boat we leave the city and after some walking 
arrive at the place selected in advance for having lunch. The 
parties are always in charge of a leader who will have one or 
more assistants as may be required. The leader arranges to 
serve coffee or erbswurst soup to all and each one takes a lunch, 
cup and spoon. Some gather flowers, others use their cam- 
eras and the more strenuous generally have a soft base ball 
along for amusement. Depending on the length of the after. 
noon walk, the start after lunch is immediate or delayed. 
Some of the walks have other attractions, as those for 
rhododendrons, violets, or strawberries or to the beach at the 
camp of one of our members. The past year a series of bi- 
weekly Saturday afternoon walks to alternate with the Sun- 
day walks was quite successful, as it gave opportunity to many 
to take short walks and also accommodated those who could 
not go on Sunday. 
The year 1910 was peculiar as regards several holidays 
coming on Mondays so that it was very convenient to arrange 
