Reports. 



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REPORTS. 



REPORT OF OUTING COMMITTEE, 1910 OUTING. 



The Tenth Annual Outing of the Sierra Club was an eminent 

 success in every respect. There were 175 regular members in the 

 party, among whom were more than a dozen members of the 

 Chicago Geographical Society. 



The main camp was established in Kings River Caiion, but 

 only a few stayed in that camp during the entire Outing. Nearly 

 the entire party spent a week in the camp established just above 

 Vidette Meadows. A party of about 30 climbed University Peak, 

 and another of 46 climbed Mt. Brewer, and Bullfrog and Charlotte 

 lakes, Kearsarge Pass, Center Basin and other nearby points of 

 interest were visited. A few knapsacked over the Kings-Kern 

 divide and climbed Mt. Whitney. Quite a few knapsacked over 

 Glenn Pass and after visiting Rae Lake and vicinity, joined the 

 main party in Paradise Valley. After returning to Kings River 

 Cafion from the Vidette Camp, the main party started on another 

 side trip up into Paradise Valley. The new trail via Mist Falls, 

 which was built with funds contributed by Fresno County, the 

 Forest Service, a transportation company, and the Sierra Club, 

 proved of inestimable value. This trail has made Paradise Valley 

 and the Rae Lake country easily accessible from the Kings River 

 Cafion, and since it is the finest region thereabouts, nearly all 

 who visit the canon are taking advantage of it. The Club never 

 undertook a more satisfactory piece of trail work. While the 

 trail is somewhat rough in places, it is a splendid piece of work 

 considering the Hmited funds available. A brief storm occurred 

 while the main party was in Paradise Valley, and though it de- 

 layed the trip to Rae Lake for a day, it proved a novel experience 

 and the wonderful cloud effects more than repaid for the tempo- 

 rary inconvenience. Camp was established on the shore of Rae 

 Lake and the sentiment was unanimous that this was the finest 

 lake region in California. The towering mountains and wonder- 

 fully colored cliffs rising from the very edge of the lake, reminded 

 many of the beautiful lakes in the Canadian and Swiss Alps. 

 This region, with its splendid trout fishing, is destined to become 

 one of the famous tourist resorts of California. Members of the 

 party discovered on the steep slope at the upper end of the lake 

 traces of the remains of Kenneth Archibald, a daring and beloved 

 member of the Club who lost his life while making a trip in this 



