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wood a little more abundant than one found it. The additional dress- 

 ing- and locker-rooms and women's out-door sleeping quarters have 

 temporarily solved a difficulty for which the steadily increasing patron- 

 age demanded a solution. By its thousands of visitors Muir Lodge has 

 abundantly justified its existence. 



Local Walks of Southern California Section of Sierra Club 



Although some faces are missing from our local walks since the war, 

 nearly every week sees an enthusiastic band of climbers starting out for 

 a one-, two- or three-day outing. Once in a while, by the help of a for- 

 tunate holiday date, we even manage a four-day trip. In the summer of 

 1917, those who could not stretch their vacations to cover a High Sierra 

 trip enjoyed a week's outing among the mountains of the San Gabriel 

 Divide. Our itinerary ranges from San Jacinto and San Gorgonio in 

 the southeast to Pinos far in the northeast, and from Gleason and Pa- 

 cifico overlooking the desert on the north to the hills along the coast. 



On the recent trip to Liebre Mountain the club was royally enter- 

 tained by Mr. Collins at Oak Ridge Ranch. Milk, fruit and melons 

 were furnished ad libitum, and he even built a Dutch oven for their spe- 

 cial use. His "good-by" was accompanied by a cordial urging to come 

 again. 



Some particularly attractive trips are now being planned by the Local 

 Walks Committee. 



Municipal Mountain Camp 



Realizing the benefits of a mountain vacation, Los Angeles City Play- 

 ground Commission has established a summer camp in Seeley Flats in 

 the San Bernardino Mountains. The camp has grown until now there 

 is permanent equipment for two hundred and seventy-five campers, and 

 four hundred have been accommodated at once. As each one renders 

 some slight assistance every day, the small amount of $7.50 gives a 

 happy, healthful vacation of two weeks, transportation included, and 

 everyone feels part of the big family. 



The camp is reached by automobile stage, and the road winds through 

 beautiful country and climbs to an elevation of about forty-five hundred 

 feet. The cabins are arranged in a semi-circle, with the lodge, dining 

 quarters and ball courts completing the circle. Across the creek and a 

 little to one side is the plunge. 



The commission is now building a second municipal camp on a site of 

 eighty acres, near Seven Oaks. This gives practically everyone a chance 

 to "Go to the mountains and get their good tidings." 



