Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-10-16
ON KILLINGTON
How Four Boys Made the
Trip to the Summit.

AAOW OoA DOyo NAoNS th~
Trip to the Summit.
A Splendid View, Wind. Rain
and Hedgehogs ---Lost on the
Trail SIS A Cold Nights Ex-
perience SIS Large Net Profits
of the Tramp.
Killington Peak is 1890 feet high.
1t is about six miles by trail from
West Bridgewater from Rutland
by road and trail Ia miles; from
Woodstock about 20 miles.
Its bare summit affords magni-
fcent view, and one can see from it
on clear day: to the west acros
Lake Champlain to the Adirondack
mountains, to the east the White
mountains, to the north Mansfield
and Camels Hump, and to the south
Greylock. Many people wish to
climb Killington to see the beauti-
full view it offers A party of four
boys recently made the trip from
Woodstock, and the account given
below will De found helpful by
others who wish to make the ascent
BY STAGE TO WEST BRIDGEwATER.
Our party of four left Monday
morning, August 81, on the Bridge
water stage. This stage leaves the
postoffice every day at 6 a. m 1t is
very comfortable. is pulled by two
good horses, aud makes good time
We engaged our seats the day be-
fore starting by writing our names
on the slate marked 'Bridgewater
Stage" hung on the wall in the
postoffice.
After beautiful ride of six miles
to Bridgewater we left this stage at
the postoffice at seven, and paid our
fare, 40 cents each Here we waited
until 7.3O for the Rutland stage.
This was simply surrey with space
enough in the back for trunk We
had delightful ride of seven miles
to West Bridgewater The road
winding among the hills, followed
the Ottauquechee river, showing a
different picture almost every foot
of the way.
We left the stage at West Bridge
water, because the best trail up the
mountain from the east begins here
The fare from Bridgewatcr to West
Bridgewater was so cents
Our guide, Frank Lombard, met
us at the stage. In order to get
guide it is necessary to write or
telephone two or three days ahead.
There are only two guides in West
Bridgewater; the second being Lee
Pearsons, and they are in frequent
demand. The fee is $500 trip.
The guides carry their own food,
and, if they are to stay all night,
their own blankets
PACKING BLANKETS AND LUNCH.
We now had to get our blankets
and our food packed in the best way
for carrying it. We found the most
convenient arrangement was this:
Spread out a piece of ordinary
black oilcloth, little bigger than
blanket. Spread the blankets, { and
one pair is enough for each of a
party of four boys on top of this
Lay the food, put up in small pack
ages, along one of the long sides, SO
distributed as to make the bundle
flexible when rolled up Then fold
over ends little, roll tightly and
tie strings around the roll about
eight inches apart. Also, tie very
tightly at both ends. Then tie ends
together with another string and
sling all over the shoulder. We
each carried lunch in our hands
to eat on the way up. We also car
ried hatchet, camera, rifle and
frying pan. The food took to
last me for four meals was as fol-
lows:
loaf of bread
jar of Beechnut sliced beef
can OF sardines
2 boxes of saltine crackers
| box of soda crackers
6 hard boiled eggs
8 l0c cakes of milk chocolate
IA pound of butter
Salt and pepper
The others in the party carried
about as much food as ! did. Some
, carried ham and bacon, and one q
frying pan.