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several miles through the native forest, where glimpses of Mount Adams could 
be obtained. At a distance of 28 miles north of White Salmon the winding 
road brought us out to Trout lake, a level valley dotted with the ranches of 
a few hardy settlers. About a mile north of Trout lake, on the banks of the 
river, temporary camp was pitched for the night. 
Next day a walk of seven miles and return was made, visiting the lava 
and ice caves west of our camp. The next day the march to the permanent 
camp was made, 15 miles to the north. Here in a clump of pines, in a little 
valley on the south slope of Mount Adams, we found an ideal camping spot 
already chosen for us at an elevation of 5000 feet. 
The first few days in camp were spent in short trips to the glaciers on the 
south and east sides of the mountain. Avalanche, Mazama, Klickitat, and 
White Salmon glaciers were visited in easy climbs from camp. Several parties 
also climbed to the summit before the official climb. 
Mount Adams, standing alone as it does, and high above any of the sur: 
rounding hills, affords a magnificent view of the country for miles around on 
every side. Mount St. Helens, Mount Hood, and Mount Rainier all seemed 
but a mile or two away. The summit of the mountain and the upper slopes 
were covered with snow, so our party enjoyed some of the grandest coasting 
to be had on any mountain. Unfortunately cold weather occurred on the day 
of the official climb and prevented a number from reaching the summit. 
On August 17th camp was broken and most of the party returned home 
over the same trail, regretting that the time was so limited. 
J. A. VARLEY. 
Sierra Outing to The 1913 outing party of the Sierra Club reached Inde- 
King’s River Canyon pendence in Owen’s Valley the morning of July 3d and 
staged to Pine Canyon. The next day’s climb of 5800 
feet to Kearsarge Pass (11,823 feet) was a severe test of endurance for 
the two hundred mountaineers. Camp was established at Vidette Meadows 
for two days, giving opportunity for several interesting climbs, notably 
University Peak (13,588 feet) and Mt. Stanford (13,983 feet), for visits 
to the Vidette Lakes or Lake Bryanthus, or for fishing parties at Lake Char- 
lotte. On July 7th the main party descended to the King’s River Canyon while 
nearly eighty knapsackers crossed Glenn Pass and visited Rae Lake and 
Paradise Valley before joining their comrades in King’s Canyon. Side trips, 
climbs of the Grand Sentinel, fishing and picnic parties, occupied the time 
until the twelfth, when the whole party started across Granite Pass (11,333 
feet) for the Middle Fork of the King’s and Simpson Meadows. This was the 
first time a main camp had been established in this region, owing to its inacces- 
sibility, and it was therefore new country to the majority of the party. Knap- 
sack trips to the Upper Basin of the South Fork, to Triple Falls and Marion 
Lake, to the Palisades and Mount Goddard, and to Grouse Valley were taken, 
and the ascents of Woodworth mountain and the North Palisade (14,000 feet) 
accomplished in spite of the unprecedented and continuous storms encountered 
on this part of the trip. Tehipite Valley with its wonderful dome was next 
visited and the return trip made through the forest country and across the 
North Fork of the King’s to Shaver, where a logging train carried the party 
to Fresno. Neither accident nor illness marred the trip, which was one of 
unusual interest, including as it did the crossing of the Sierra Nevada Range 
from east to west and the exploration of the little known regions surrounding 
the basins of the three forks of King’s River. 
MARION RANDALL PARSONS. 
