New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10

,act IN ad,ust and the least friction will interfere
TO some extent with the success OF the expedieioh
The summer hotels are apt to be CROWDED OF w
least to be comfortably full, and large NUMBER Oh
new arrivals may have TO be scattered among Vari-
GUS houses in order to secure accommodations
besides suffering other Inconvenience "hen the
company has been made up-and it is oetter that
they should all be friends rather than Strangers
H. is time enough to decide upon the route to be
,,l,en There need be no difficulty about this.
The Berkshire Hills, the Catskills, the White
Mountains, the Adrondacks, the Green Mountain
region the Connecticut Valley-in fact, the world
is all before you where to choose. In most OF
these regions it is comparatively easy to find hotels
within easy distances of each other which viii.
serve as stoppin places at night and If hotel Is
ont of reach at noon the midday meal can proba-
bly be obtained at some hospitable farmhouse
II is wise to consider the matter well in advance
and to lay out line of march with some care,
though probably the prearranged programme will
not in any case be strictly adhered TO. County
maps of the region to be traversed, showing the
roads, ETC., ought to be procured and carefully
studied.
1t is well for the tramp tourist to carry as lit
tie luggage as possible. The common temptation
is to take too much, but on long days walk,
and especially in Notwithstanding every ounce
counts. 1t is easy to send by mall
to some probable stopping point such artl-
cles as my be needed in few days.
Seven or eight pounds will be a sufficient
burden, and if the weight can be reduced to four
or five pounds. so much the better. One thing
absolutely indispensable in every case is water
proof coat. In the case Of many tramperS it is
safe to say that ambition is apt to outrun dis
cretion in the amount of work done. Moderation
is the only safe rule. At the outset, ten miles u
day is quite enough, and for ordinary men fifteen
miles ought to be the limit Of days allow
ance, unless the circumstances very exceptional.
If the distance can be pretty evenly divided be-
tween the morning and afternoon, with rest OF
at least two or three hours at monday, it will
prove advantageous to all concerned. When
mountain climb is undertaken, the distance trav-
elled ought to be proportionately diminished
Now that the vacation season is substantially
over it may seem little late in the day for advice
or direction as to the best method of spending
il. But most people return from their annual
outing full of enthusiasm as to what they will do
when vacation time comes round again, and we
shall be glad if we succeed in turning the thoughts
of some to this admirable way of spending their
fortnight or month away from business next
year 1t is aot too early at least to revolye in
the mind the most advantageous way of utilizing
the few days of leisure which the summer will
bring to the majority of workers in cities.
For vacation brimful of pleasure while it lasts
unless by some evil chance the weather prove
unproptious. and certain TO produce increased
vigOr and elasticity of mind and body and to
remain JOY in memory forever, there is nothing
superior to a genuine old-fashioned, uncOnyen-
tional tramp