The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-06-16
Pleasures of White Mountain Travel.

/ Pleasures Of White Mountain Travel.
Editor Reformer:-
! June and September are two Of the
. best months of the whole year to visit
THE White Mountains. In june the
country has all the freshness of spring
I time, which is replaced in September
Ibv the brilliant foliage covering the
mountain sides. For those of Us who
have to think of the financial side oil
[ the question. these months nave pecu'
| liar attraction as II Is possible 10 Sc
cure excellent accommodations az the
numerous boarding houses, for a much
lower rate than when the country IS
filed with summer visitors. 1t IS said
that every wear brings more visitors
to this beautiful country and to meet
their wants. there are small boarding
houses. or farms, which can accommo-
date perhaps, only half dozen guests,
also larger houses where 40 or 90 are
made comfortable and AZ this time 81
wear the rates are 80 TO 81 week, n
dollar dav being a fair average Inc
large summer hotels usually open dur
ing the last part of June TO remain open
until the last of September. The eN.
pense of running these hotels Is enor,
nous as the season is short at best ana
so MANY employees are necessary 70
meet all the wants of an eNaetlng pub.
lie. The web known Profile House mas
over 200 employees during the entire
season of three months and no expense
or pains is spared TO give the euests
the best of everything This sentiment
of cordial hospitality is shared by the
community in general and all try TO
make the summer visitors thoroughly
enjoy the vacation among these ma
leslie mountains. People who know
Furopean scenery say that the views
here are equally fine and that no more
beautiful drive can be taken than
through Franconia Notch, going by the
wonderful Stone Face. as the Indians
called IL. through the woods by the
Pemipewasset river to North Wood
stock. During the year there are
great many men and some few women
who walk from one point OF interest 10
another and some carry their cahpinI
outfits with them. Others send thelr
trunks etc., ahead by team while they
eniov the bracing mountain alr ana
fine scenery at slower pace. AUTOS
II course. form an almost continuous
PROCESSION in the summer months. but
an ideal wav of travel, is to nave
pair of stout horses and covered sur
rev. then one can peacefully ENJOY me
trim. and Get a better and fuller ldea
of the beauties the landscape holds.
II is said that in the past few years
the tide of summer travel has been more
on the west side of the mountains, Bret,
ton Woods. Bethlehem, Franeonla ana
Sugar Hill attracting more Vlsltore
each wear Many are of the OPINION
that Sugar Hill has the finest view OF
both the Presidential and franconla
ranges to be found anywhere ana cer,
tainlv one can make no mistake couhlhG
M to Lisbon and from there to sugar
Hill by the west slope, Reaching the
crest of the hill one has tlne view OF
all the mountains from the PRESIDENTIAL
RANGE on the north to Moosilauke on
the south with the Franconia Noun
tains directly east and seen from base
TO summit. The reality of this country
is far better than the pictures and one
can sit contentedlv for hours. gazing
unon these never changing mountains
which never look quite the same but are
always beautiful. 900 =.
Inst now Mt. Lafayette. 1920 IT., or
the Snow Cross mountain. is at It's pest
for fine cross. perfect in shane, now oc-
cunies perhaps one sixth of the western
side The crevices among the rocks
many large and deep, lose the WlnIier
SHOWS slowly, but for sometime aiter
all the rest of the snow is gone TWO
LONG straight erevices which cross AT
rioht angles stills holds the white snow;
making distinct and symmetrical
snow cross which was long ago worship
ned nv the Indians. They brought tine
news TO the white people of this and
tha Great Stone Face among the noun
tains both of which insured awe ana
There are also interesting
Indian legends about Mt. Washington
one being the account of the translation
Of their great chief Passaconaway, from
tbe uupermost peak in a flaming chariot
of fire.
In coming to the mountains one can
he reasonably sure of finding good
roads. for a great deal of work or, them
is done during the summer months. SO
much of the hardship of hill climbing
is removed. In former days when, auto
mobile travelling was new, farmer
near the foot of the hill leading to Fran
COMA Notch, kept one pair of horses Tor
no other purpose than to ''boost the
stalled machines MP the three mile hill
but nowadays with the better built
machines. comparatively few find any
trouble in going up the steep grades
although many often have hot brakes
after thev coast down and sometimes
thew even get on fire. A lively ana
liberal use of sand never fails to pnt
an end to the trouble and generaiiN
This event is consider as the only mis-
han in long list of delightful hap
penings during a days travel among
the White Hills