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one outstanding accident which marred the otherwise enjoyable outing. Men- 

 tion of this is made in another portion of the Bulletin. 



The outing for 1922 is planned for the headwaters of the Kern River, and 

 during the latter portion of the outing the party will, after climbing Mount 

 Whitney, cross by way of the John Muir Trail into the headwaters of the 

 South Fork of the Kings River, and, after passing through the main Kings 

 River Canon, will return to the starting-point on the Middle Fork of the 

 Kaweah River by way of the wonderful Giant Forest. A complete description 

 of the trip as planned is contained in the outing announcement recently issued. 



Judging from the applications already made and the early date at which out- 

 ing deposits are being paid, this outing should prove one of the most popular 

 that the club has undertaken. 



Outing Committee, 



Per William E. Colby, Chairman 



Le Conte Memorial Lodge — Season 192 i 



The Le Conte Memorial Lodge opened to the public on Monday, May 16, 

 192 1, and closed on Saturday, August 20th. A remarkably heavy season was 

 experienced ; the number of visitors to the lodge reached well above five thou- 

 sand, this figure not including those who failed to register. The proportion of 

 eastern visitors to the Yosemite seemed greater this year than last, and many 

 tourists from the world over entered the memorial during the summer. All 

 seemed to enjoy and appreciate the library and photographs, and many inqui- 

 ries were received regarding the club and its work. 



Previous to the opening date the directorate of the club authorized certain 

 repairs and alterations to be made on the building that I had suggested in last 

 year's report. The principal items of this work are as follows: i. New doors for 

 side rooms : Constructed in conformity with the general style of the structure, 

 these doors greatly add to the appearance of the interior. 2. Shelves in side 

 room: A useful addition, facilitating storage of various small articles of the 

 lodge, and, whenever the club's annual outing party passes through Yosemite, 

 the members' suitcases can be conveniently stored and handled. 3. Repairs to 

 eaves: Complete stopping of all cracks and crevices in the eaves has happily 

 prevented the entrance of small animals, especially wood-rats, to the interior. 

 4. Repairs to table, insertion of sill for front door, construction of shelves near 

 desk, and chain guard at steps leading to fireplace pit complete the list of im- 

 provements. 



A telephone was installed and proved very handy throughout the summer, 

 especially when the club was encamped at Soda Springs. Several baskets and 

 Japanese tubs for decorative purposes were donated by Mr. M. Hall Mc- 

 Allister. 



Several valuable additions to the library were received during the season, 

 mostly as donations, while a few books were purchased by the club. Thd new 

 books are "The Glaciers of the Alps" (Tyndall), "The Gigantic Land Tor- 

 toises of the Galapagos Archipelago" (John Van Denburg), "A Distributional 

 List of the Birds of California" (Joseph Grinnell), "Abraham Lincoln" (John 



