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Mr. Frederick Morley, who lost his life on the outing in 192 1. This fund is to 

 be used to advance the club's work. 



The club during the coming year will assist in the erection of a stone shelter, 

 or rest-house, at Horse Camp on Mount Shasta. Such a refuge for those who 

 are intending to climb the mountain has been a great need for many years. Mr. 

 Hall McAllister, a member of the club, has generously volunteered to under- 

 take the work of raising the necessary funds and supervising its construction. 

 The club will contribute a portion of the amount needed and the balance has 

 been raised by subscription from various Chambers of Commerce and others 

 interested in its erection. A ten-year lease for a nominal rental has been 

 secured for the site from the Southern Pacific Company, which owns the land 

 on which it is to be erected. Great credit is due Mr. McAllister for his gen- 

 erous labor in this behalf. 



The club for the past few years has been urging upon the Yosemite National 

 Park Service the importance of building a main trail across the Tuolumne 

 Canon so as to facilitate travel from the Yosemite Valley into the northern 

 portion of the park. It is gratifying to be able to report that a splendidly con- 

 structed trail has been built from the Tioga Road down into Pate Valley and 

 the Tuolumne River bridged. A connection with the Rodgers Lake trail is prom- 

 ised for 1922. The trail down to the VVaterwheel Falls has also been completed. 



During the past year 352 new members were added, and 185 members were 

 removed from the list, due to death, resignation, and non-payment of dues, so 

 that the total membership now is 2424. 



Respectfully, William E. Colby, Secretary 



Report oe 192 i Outing 



For the tenth year the Sierra Club held its annual outing during July and early 

 August of 192 1, in the Yosemite National Park. The property controlled by the 

 club in the Tuolumne Meadows at the Soda Springs was used as a base camp. 

 From this base a side-trip, participated in by a large majority of the party, was 

 taken into the northern portion of the park, the club traveling by way of 

 Matterhorn Cafion to Benson Lake. On the return a one-night camp was made 

 at Rodgers Lake. A number of the party took a side-excursion over Burro Pass 

 into the headwaters of Kerrick Cafion. During the latter portion of the outing, 

 another side-trip was taken down to the Mount Ritter and Thousand Island 

 Lake region. On the way, over seventy members of the club ascended Mount 

 Lyell. This proved to be a more difficult climb than usual, because of the melt- 

 ing of the residual glacier, due to the past unusually dry seasons. The snow- 

 tongue, which in ordinary seasons reaches nearly to the summit, had almost 

 disappeared, only a small tongue of ice remaining, and this extended only part 

 way up the rock chimney. A party of twenty-one members climbed Mount 

 Ritter. Here, also, the absence of snow and ice was conspicuous. The club 

 camped at both Thousand Island and Garnet lakes, staying two nights at the 

 latter camp, which was found to be one of the most delightful of the outing. 



The sad fatality which resulted from the fall of Mr. Frederick Morley while 

 climbing an unnamed peak to the south of the Tuolumne Meadows was the 



