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Sierra Club Bulletin 



Mazamas 



The Mazamas ushered out the final days of 1913 with a ski party 

 on the south slope of Mt. Hood. Fifteen members of the Club left 

 Portland the morning of December 27th, and traveled by train to 

 Bull Run, where stages met them, transporting the party and equip- 

 ment to Rhododendron Inn, ten miles from Government Camp. Here 

 they were met by Elijah Coalman, veteran Mount Hood guide, with 

 skis. Three days were spent in the deep snow at Government Camp, 

 where under the tutelage of Mr. Coleman some of the party became 

 adept at the sport. A watch party and Christmas tree was held at 

 Rhododendron Inn New Year's Eve, at which there were a great many 

 backwoods people. A burlesque performance was staged by members 

 of the party. H. H. Prouty, President of the Mazamas, and J. E. 

 Bronaugh, Vice-President, were members of the outing party, which 

 was led by Osmon Royal, Jr. 



One of the events planned for early summer by the Mazamas is a 

 flying trip on July 4th to Crater Lake. The outing will be made by 

 special train to Medford and by automobile to the lake and return. 



The twenty-first annual outing of the Mazamas has been set for Aug- 

 ust 1st to August i6th and the north side of Mt. Rainier will be the ob- 

 jective. The Mazamas have not visited Rainier since 1905, when the 

 Sierras and Mazamas held a joint outing in Paradise Park, south side 

 of the mountain. The 1905 outing was the largest and most successful in 

 the history of the organization. The 1914 outing is expected to prove 

 quite popular, and inquiries from members of other mountaineering 

 organizations are already being made. The north side ascent offers 

 opportunity for considerable real mountaineering. Permanent camp will 

 be made between the Winthrop and White River Glaciers, the route 

 to the camp being twenty-two miles by trail from Fairfax. 



Mountaineers 



The winter outing of the Mountaineers was held at Mt. Rainier. 

 Leaving Tacoma December 28th, the party walked from Ashford to the 

 National Park Inn. Snow conditions were much easier than the pre- 

 vious year, there being only about six inches on the trail and road. 

 Those having no snow-shoes followed a trail to Paradise Valley under 

 the leadership of Mr. John Reese, and the ladies who accompanied him 

 had the honor of being the first women to spend a winter night in 

 Paradise. The men of the party stayed in Reese's cabin and the women 

 in the Ranger's cabin. The party on snow-shoes went first to Van 

 Trump Park, and later to Paradise, where a small party climbed to 

 McClure's Rock. One splendid trip was to the Nisqually Glacier, 

 guided by Professor Flett. The New Year was welcomed with the 

 usual ceremonies and the outing was another most successful one. 



Washington's Birthday will be spent at Scenic Hot Springs. A two- ^ 

 day outing has been planned and is in charge of Mr. P. M. McGregor. 



The Everett Mountaineers conducted a most successful New Years 

 Day outing in the snow at Index. 



