igo Sierra Club Bulletin. 



applicants who uniformly delay their applications till late in the 

 spring who cannot possibly be taken care of. 



Another matter of importance has arisen. The burden, not 

 only of responsibility, but of actual labor placed on the man- 

 agement, with the increase in size of the Outing parties, has 

 become too onerous. It is the intention this year to provide addi- 

 tional and more competent assistance in every department. This, 

 together with the increased cost of provisions and equipment 

 which has taken place during the past years, compels the taking 

 of a step which is done with reluctance but only after careful 

 consideration and conference with members of former Outings, 

 The Outing deposit will be raised from $45 to $50 this year. 

 This will enable us to increase service and perfect many details. 

 The Outings will still afford very inexpensive vacations when 

 one takes into consideration the character of the high mountain 

 regions visited and the quality of the service furnished. 



The Outing planned for this year to the King's River Canon 

 affords a most enjoyable trip from every standpoint. Main 

 camps will be established on Bubbs Creek and in Paradise Valley, 

 making the wonderful High Sierra region, with its picturesque 

 lakes, crags and peaks, easily accessible. 



Wm. E. Colby, 

 J. N. LeConte, 

 E. T. Parsons, 



Outing Committee. 



The New Paradise Trail. 



The most important trail work ever undertaken by the Club 

 was practically completed last fall. For years the importance of 

 a direct trail up the river, via Mist Falls, connecting the King's 

 River Canon with Paradise Valley, has been recognized. Though 

 but three miles in length, for the greater part it had to be built 

 over rough talus slopes through dense brush, and in places blasted 

 out of solid rock. Professor J. N. Le Conte and an engineer 

 from the Forest Service had gone over the proposed route care- 

 fully and estimated that it would cost approximately one thousand 

 dollars to build. On account of this large expense the trail 

 remained unbuilt for several years, in spite of the fact that the 

 Club in its report on the King's River region, published in the 

 Sierra Club Bulletin for January, 1907, called attention to the 

 importance of building it. About two years ago a power com- 

 pany did some work on this stretch, but it was still very dangerous 

 to travel and next to impossible to get animals over it. Last 

 spring the Directors of the Club took the matter up and 



