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Trip of September 13-14, 1941 



Perfect weather and congenial companions made the week-end 

 outing of September 13 and 14 in theCatskills a delightful experience 

 for those who went to Shandaken under the leadership of Mr. 

 Frederick R. Lewis. With him six people interested in botany and 

 mycology made the trip : Mr. William Pfeifer, Dr. Bernard Fried- 

 man, Mrs. Werner Hartman, Mr. Stephen Walker, Miss Myrtle 

 Waterfall, and Miss Marion White. A large "housekeeping" cabin, 

 part of Lyons' Mountain Spring Camp, provided a fine view of 

 river and mountains, sleeping quarters, warmth, and cooking facili- 

 ties. Speaking of cooking — if anyone in the Torrey Club can excel 

 Mr. Lewis as a buyer, dietitian, and chef, he is yet to be found. 

 Such meals as he planned more than satisfied the voracious appe- 

 tites of the hikers who, on Saturday afternoon, explored the region 

 in the vicinity of Fox Hollow below Panther Mountain and, on 

 Sunday, the Woodland Valley up to the junction of Giant Slide and 

 Panther Mountain trail. 



The trip was, in every way, a success. At least sixty-five dif- 

 ferent species of fungi were collected and identified, to say nothing 

 of toads, mosses, and cHnging burrs. The glorious views, pure moun- 

 tain air, and the interest shown by the seven members made the 

 trip memorable. May an opportunity for such an excursion come 



again next year ! -^ t it^ 



° ■' Marion L. White 



Trip of September 28 (1941) to Highland Mills, N. Y. 



On September 28 a party of seven visited the railroad cut at 

 Highland Mills, N. Y., and found an abundance of Lower Devonian 

 fossils. Good specimens of Spirifer aroostookensis Leptocoelia fla- 

 bellites, Rensellaeria ovalis and Grammysia arcuata were obtained 

 by all. An exceptionally fine complete specimen of the trilobite 

 Phacops cristata was uncovered. Following the collection of these 

 fossils the party crossed to the east side of Pine Hill where expo- 

 sures of Silurian quartzite conglomerate were seen and then up the 

 mountain of granite gneiss to the east. Here luncheon was punctu- 

 ated by falling acorns. 



In the afternoon the party traveled west of the Devonian range 

 to the Ordovician slates of the Hudson River Group. These they 

 followed to Warwick, N. Y., through a countryside splashed with 



