. Sierra Club bulletin . teep incline up which we had just labored. Itproved to be less difficult than we anticipated, however,for the descent was made with only one slight mishap,one of the mules falling and having to be unpackedbefore he could be induced to rise. At Lake Charlotte we found only a few patches ofmeadow appearing through the snow, and Bullfrog,where we made our next camp, was likewise still frost-bound. So, as our provisions were running low, and asthe mules needed better pasturage than the scanty vegeta-tion of the upper country afforded, we decided to journeydown Bubbs Creek
. Sierra Club bulletin . teep incline up which we had just labored. Itproved to be less difficult than we anticipated, however,for the descent was made with only one slight mishap,one of the mules falling and having to be unpackedbefore he could be induced to rise. At Lake Charlotte we found only a few patches ofmeadow appearing through the snow, and Bullfrog,where we made our next camp, was likewise still frost-bound. So, as our provisions were running low, and asthe mules needed better pasturage than the scanty vegeta-tion of the upper country afforded, we decided to journeydown Bubbs Creek the next morning to Junction Mead-ows and return to camp the following day instead ofremaining at Bullfrog long enough to climb UniversityPeak, as we had hoped to do. On the whole, and in spite of the many disappointingand enforced changes of plan, the Outing was exception-ally enjoyable. The unusual conditions gave rise to somany unusual experiences and laughable incidents that SIERRA CLUB BULLETIN. VOL. VI. PLATE BLACK MOUNTAIN, FROM GLENN S PASS. From photograph by Duncan McDuffie. / The Second Kings River Outing. 107 we might well thank the tumultuous river for the troubleit thought to cause us. It has been a matter of pride withthe Sierra Club that the management of its outings hasbeen so perfected that the goodly fellowship of the multi-tude is exempt from the responsibilities and labors ofnormal camping experience; but I think that very few ofthose whose spirit and enthusiasm and good brawn wentinto the building of those bridges would exchange for themost perfect outing ever organized the consciousness ofhaving with their own aching backs and blistered handsupheld one of the foremost aims of the Club—to makesmooth the way for those who may follow. io8 Sierra Club Bulletin. THE MOTION OF THE NISQUALLY GLACIER,MT. RAINIER.* By Joseph N. Le Conte. Mt. Rainier is an extinct volcanic cone situated in thewestern portion of the State of Washington. Its highestpoint, as
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