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valley was crowded with visitors. On July 7th the main outing party 
left San Francisco, reaching Yosemite Valley the next day. The 
morning of the 10th the Yosemite camp was struck and the start 
made for the high country. One hundred and eighty-five members were 
on the outing list, and with the addition of cooks, packers, and as- 
sistants the party numbered over two hundred persons. 
The first camp was made in Little Yosemite, and the second at 
Lake Merced, where two days were devoted to the exploration of the 
upper Merced Basin and the climb of Mt. Clark (11,506). Thence the 
party traveled across Vogelsang Pass and down Rafferty Creek to the. 
Tuolumne Meadows, a most beautiful and spacious mountain garden 
spot about 9,000 feet in elevation, which is the finest camping ground 
in the Sierra and so located that an almost unlimited number of trips 
may be taken from it. Ascents of Dana (13,050), Lyell (13,090), Rit- 
ter (13,156) and Conness (12,556), trips to Tioga Lake for fishing or 
down the Bloody Canyon to the volcanic regions about Mono Lake, 
fishing parties up and down the Tuolumne River, picnics on Lam- 
bert’s Dome, cr swimming in Dog Lake filled to overflowing the five 
days that were spent there. A two days’ camp at the mouth of Con- 
ness Creek gave an opportunity to visit the more wonderful falls 
near the head of the Tuolumne Canyon before setting out on the trip 
that was the main feature of this outing—the circuit of the northern 
portion cf the park. For more than a week camp was shifted nearly 
every day. Matterhorn, Kerrick, Stubblefield and Tilden canyons, 
Rogers, Benson and Tilden lakes were visited, Piute Mt. and Ranch- 
eria Mt., Matterhorn and Tower Peak were climbed and then the 
party journeyed to Hetch Hetchy, remaining there for three days be- 
fore taking the homeward trail via Crockers and the Merced and 
Tuolumne groves of sequoias to El Portal. No accidents marred the 
trip and the only inconvenience suffered was from one or two heavy 
thundershowers whose wonderful cloud scenery more than compen- 
sated for the temporary discomfort. 
The Le Conte Memorial Lodge opened as usual on May 15th and 
was maintained for three months as the club’s Yosemite Valley head- 
quarters. Several valuable additions have been made to the library 
and equipment of the Lodge and the fact that more than 5,000 people 
visited it last summer shows that it is gaining an important place 
for itself in the valley. A herbarium was installed this summer and a 
complete collection of Yosemite wildflowers will be secured as soon 
as possible. Maps and photographs of the High Sierra are on dis- 
play there and information regarding trails and camping places freely 
given. As interest in the more unfrequented portions of the Yosemite 
National Park is increasing each year the Lodge’s usefulness is only 
in its beginning. 
The weekly local walks in the vicinity of San Francisco continue 
te hold their popularity and a similar movement has been started in 
Southern California. The average attendance in the Bay region is 
about fifty, pleasant days often calling out as many as eighty or 
ninety. A feature that grows in favor is the over-night trip, taken 
