.Richardson. 34 General Account. the first lake in the basin by 11:15 AM and then had dinner. It was surprising to me to see the number of Mossy Finches feeding along the rocky edges of the lake catching the insects that were blown ashore. From this action I believe that they were just beginning to pair off. After dinner we continued slowly up through the basin taking photographs and looking at the scenery. Kaweah Basin is a long amphitheater like valley that has been swept out rather recently by the action of glaciers. There are several rocky lakes in the floor some of which are of very considerable size. Most of the floor however is a series of glacial ridges and valleys ranging from 25' to 100' high. The impressive group of Kaweah Mt. and Pyramid Peak form in this basin. The upper & margins of the