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Sierra Club Bulletin. 



Leaving Wapta Lake, we followed the trail northerly- 

 several miles to Sherbrooke Lake, a mountain lake in an 

 amphitheater of evergreens, with mountain ranges rising 

 high on either side. Passing the lake, we went up-stream 

 to the meadows, where white tents, carefully placed 

 among the pines, gave evidence of the detailed thoughtful- 

 ness of the outing committee. Reporting at the secretary's 

 tent, I was assigned to an octagonal tent shared by three 

 others, and soon had my sleeping-bag spread on fragrant 

 balsam feathers. The east and west forks of Niles Creek 

 met in the center of the meadow, and the ladies' quarters 

 were in the pines on the east and the men's on the west 

 fork. The meadow was close to snow-line, about two 

 miles below the large glacier extending northerly be- 

 tween Niles and Daly. The timber extended a mile up 

 the west fork and nearly two miles up the east fork. We 

 were within easy walking distance of Daly, Niles, Ogden 

 and other peaks, and separated from Yoho Valley by 

 an intervening range which formed the east side of that 

 famous valley. The camp had a deserted appearance, 

 for nearly all were reconnoitering ; but the magic sound 

 of the dinner gong brought together seventy-five, and 

 by the following evening one hundred and thirty had reg- 

 istered. Dinner was served at long tables made of poles, 

 with log seats. The tables were protected overhead from 

 the weather by a large canvas fly, with large flags hang- 

 ing from the ridge rope, which added an effective and 

 loyal dash of crimson to the white and green of tent and 

 timber. A small tent nearby, ostensibly for the packers, 

 supplied daily meals at almost any hour for anyone 

 arriving or leaving late or early, while a committee of 

 the ladies who preferred to remain in camp served tea 

 and cocoa every afternoon at four. This last was a pro- 

 nounced success, for nearly everyone planned to gather 

 there to discuss the different trips, and many a weary 

 straggler made an extra effort to come in on time. Each 

 day's itinerary, including four or five different trips, was 

 published on a bulletin-board and fully explained at the 



