New-York tribune., 1909-06-06
AMID PEAKS OF THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS
THEIR GLORIOUS VIEWS
DELIGHT THE EYE.
Rugged Charms of "4mer7cds $
.Szit2erIand" attract Thousands
from CrO7Cded Cities.

from CrOaCded C1tteS-
Where to go this summer Is a p'opIs- -, tor
countless families have been trying 10 sOt'
months often it is case of pleasure 80,
and the resort prescribed by the phEsiclah iilaS
,,.,,e q lack of diversions offered by announcer
so-, which in its turn mas less real heal.llu - VI
features than the first So. in oroer 10 sur . es
member Of the family. some VeNa'ious ~ aI,
a-e of,en passed before the decision is hhahs
made ,..o-s
re- since the days when our granohlo'hers
wont 70 the white Mountains on their money
moons with IAttleton or Gorham the heares' ia,
va, stations TO the fashionable mountain ho'eis,
and tourney in of the lumoerlhs C"iiN'iO
o..obes an iueyita ble-snd usually pleasah'-
feature of the outing the popularity OF TINS
e-la,d Of America has increased ana s'"u-
tie entire region has been tntersected Win
of steel rails which have unWouno hi'" e'
Gin forest and over the roaring torrents Oh ii0
+ai-s streams and now. with few exceptiohs' "ie
hest known mountains resorts may an oe '1o
-, all with through Pullman and dining car ser
vice and connections that combine TO give 'ne ''
Mountains an excellent train service
AWAY FROM THE BEATEN TRACK
r+ eyer, viii, these increased facilities for COM
Portable travel there are still resorts or 'ne -"
-ra,k such as Jackson. which is reacheo Hi'ei
s,,r,,,;ls drive through the woods and past ro0NF
farms and Chocorua. which is also seVera iili'eS
removed from the -toot" of the railway engine
suear Hill and Franconia are also reaCheu ny
coscb or mountain wagon from Lisbon or Iittie'oh
station several miles distant, and there are many
who think this rnal drive the most deHghuul Pa''
Of The iourney. At Dixville Notch the ho'el - ="
miles distant from the nearest station a' ooie
brook and = smart motor bus accommodates pas
sengers for the Basams FOR the ten nlie 0iiNO Up
TO the rugged pass Of the Notch
There are anv number Of other sports where one
NAY motor or drive several miles from the S'h'
and their seeming inaCcessibility ados ch"iiii' |
one does not feel that he is really next TO nature
aeart with 4 train pulling up at his very uoo!'
convenient though il may be to step from the + fu-
man 10 the hotel platform For those VINO prefer
this sort Of communion with the city thers are
numerous resorts supplying IT. ana III Fairness
them let it be said that it detracts not one 'ola
4-r, -fair charm in fact these are the ones usu-
ally soonest filed o,
The White Mountains combine so many ha'uI
advantages that the popular synonyine OF Amer
3ca-s Playground" is not uniting Several hundred
sguare miles Of mountain and valley. lake anu
,4Zer and such scenery one seldom sees away
f-oro the canadian Rockies or Switzerland Is seiN
nm on The daily menu with fascinating changes 0h
climate. color and cloud and such sunsets as one
seldom sees elsewhere, particularly in SepteHiOeF'
JOYS OF MOUNTAINS FOR ALL.
The mountains. always beautiful and ever chang
Ing offer the same attractions 10 the Faca'iohei'.
-rte-ber viewed from the porch Of some great anu
rra-fa shionable hotel seen from the Nerahoa u
q modest farmhouse where two or three Guy
taken That is their great dllrdCIvN
sc a nlgvground for the poor clerk, the school
teacher the business and the millionaire can
each ind in infinite variety the class OF accom-
rnodations suited his purse, from the great
hosiery costing million. with gorgeous 1urhture
and luxurious surroundings down 10 the spare
ro,r7 in some Guiet farmhouse, with everything
,,,air Int neat and clean, and the inevitable strip
Of rag Garnet on the painted floor But the farm
house is more 50 isfying 20 many tired tourlst'
who is awakened by she sDlashinS and gurghhg Oh
The brook as 1t rushes by over the stones, the
ro,in in the apple tree outside his window ana
7erbans the cooling Of doves OF the blatant crow
Of the '-Iord of the barnyard.'
The star attraction il New. HaInpshire's noun
,sin park is Mount washington, which stands
sentinel over the Presidential Range its head the
first 10 become hoary with the September frost or
snow The mar rrow, steep steel pathway 10 its top
csn he seen from many points and the smoke from
the cog wheeled trains for twenty miles or more.
There are many fascinating trails for the mountain
climber who feels that has not properly lived
until he has scaled the preciptous sides Of Tucker
mans Rsvine OF clanbered high above the timber
line from the Crawford House over the Crawford
path and over Peasants round dome. 10 Clay,
mast the Lake Of the Clouds 20 the summit and the
old Tip Top House Then rom Randolph over the
Northern peaks lies another trail with stone hut
on the slope Of Mount Madison. built and equipped
by the Appalachian Mcuhta1r Cub. where right
Is usually spent