Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-27
WANDERLUSTERS REVEL
IN OUTDOOR BEAUTIES
Hundreds of Hikers Go to Burnt
Mills, Hitting the Trail
in Groups.
Already Plans Are Being Made for
Next Sundays Trip-Early
Morning Walk Proposed.

Despite the fact that it was not until
about noon that the sun gave promise of
a good day. hundreds of 'wanderlusters'
turned out yesterday afternoon for the
Community hike" to Burnt Mills. The
crowd was about the size of that which
hit the trail' the previous Sunday. and
it is estimated it would have been much
larger except for the rainy Saturday and
the clouds yesterday morning.
Yesterdays mixers were formed into
convenient sized groups as soon as they
left the cars at the District line, and as
soon as formed each group started for
Burnt Mills. By the time the last group
left the District line the first mixers had
reached their destination. All loitered for
a short time at Indian springs.
Already Chief Wanderluster John Boyle
and his aids are planning for an outing
next Sunday. The time Of starting and
the route are to be announced later. Sew
eral walks are being considered at pres
ent. and all of them are said to be un-
usually beautiful at this time OF the year.
Early Morning Hikers.
Next Sunday may witness a new fea-
ture of hiking" One group Of the AL
pinos. who first conceived the idea Of the
Community hike" are called the sun
rise section" because of the earliness at
which they make their start These men
and women, who devote themselves more
to studying botany, ornithology and bt-
ology in general. never leave after 6
o'clock in the morning and usually start
about 6 or Z o'clock.
Titus Ulke, the leader OF this section,
and Chief Wanderluster Boyle are con-
ferring over the arrangements for fnvit-
ing all those who wish to make a trip
for nature study rather than simply for
the benefits Of walking and being out OF
doors. AS this group comprises men and
women who make a deeper study of ma
ture than do the larger portion of the AL
pinos. who are only casual students, II
Is pointed out that school teachers and
students and all who care to learn ma
lures secrets will have an excellent op-
portunity to do so If the plans now being
made eliminate successfully.
Yesterdays hike with the dust laid and
the air sweetened by the rain was de-
clared to be not only beautiful but re-
freshing. The flowers held their heads
higher to drink in the sunshine that fol-
lowed the retreat of the clouds: the bios
sons scent carried farther and the songs
of the birds along the "trair' was all the
sszAstes. fas,~tssse'.gras';s morning.
Make New Acquaintance.
Not only was the outdoor trip fully en-
joyed by those who went yesterday. but
many of those on the jaunt made new
and pleasant acquaintances. The wan
derlusters," it should be known. are
quick to extend the hand of good-follow-
ship that always seems to go with the
lovers of the open. Many of those who
went yesterday carried their cameras
with them.
In many ways the hike yesterday was
more enjoyable, say those who went on
both, than was that of the previous
Sunday. The small groups kept the hik-
ers free from congestion, allowed more
rapid progress to be made in proportion
to the energy expended, and the fact
that a specific destination was in view
and this with more or less historic in
terest-gave added charm.
The mixers yesterday included a large
number who had not been present on
the first jaunt, while many Of those who
Joined the excursion were recognized as
having been present on the former walk.
The total number who hit the TRAIL
was larger than had been expected in
view of the showery weather. but small
err than the number which 1t Is hoped
will go on the next community hike"