Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13
PLAN TO HIT NEW TRAIL,
IF WEATHER PERMITS
Wanderlusters, With Miss Aber-
nathy to Lead, Will Hike
This Afternoon.
Participant in Mountain Climb
Monday Writes Enthusiastically
of the Experience.

Wanderlusters Of Washington plan
to hit the trail this afternoon. pro-
vided the weather is good. through a
country hitherto untraveled by them.
Miss katherine Alternately is to lead.
The rendezvous will be Chevy Chase
lake, and the time of starting Is set
for 2:S0 o'clock.
That the outing last Monday to Blue
mont met with wide approval from
the walk lovers seems attested by the
numerous concentrations of that out
ing which have been received in
various quarters.
Following is a letter written by one
OF those who made the trip:
Permit me q few words in praise
Of the Bluemont hike Of Monday last.
Surely there was never fairer day
for an all-day excursion. and had the
mixers turned out in more generous
numbers I'm sure the railroad could
not have accommodated us all. for as
1t was many could not be seated and
had to stand most Of the trip: but
smilinsly bore the discomfort.
From the car windows the green
fields Of Virginia looked good to us
all. and meadows Of ten-point sun
flowers shone a yellow blaze of glory.
Cattle on Hillsides.
Sleek Holsteins grazed on the hill
sides and plump fowls scratched In
harnyards. Whenever the train stopped
at q little wayside station festive
homecomings greeted our gaze and
made US . bit envious- Soft breezes
from the hills kept US good-humored.
and though the train was some late
nobody minded very much.
"Of course, our party-our particular
group-was with the stragglers. Like
wise, we had failed to obey instructions
and brought no MONDAY lunch. We had
and ordered dinner for eight at, the
Virginia House. Best Of all, we were
expected. and happily sat down to a
real old-fashioned chicken dinner. to
which. as genuine Wanderlnsters. We
did ample justice.
Thus fortified. though a bit tardy,
we were ready for the mountain climb.
While we missed the jolly crowd which
had gone ahead. we enjoyed the walk,
stopping to enjoy the view or rest &C.
directions, We had no difficulty in fol-
lowing the trail.
Ahead Of us some mischievous- lads
carried long blacksnake by the tail.
wriggled its three or four feet Of
length at intervals. The boys had dec
GRATED 1t with an old black necktie and
1t looked its part-an imp Of dark.
ness, despised of men.
We stopped to conquer at a barbed-
wire fence. or tripped lightly over,
helped by generous hands. After we
left the road where fruit trees and per-
simmons and mountain berries grew we
struck shady though rougher trail
On the crest Of the mountain the beau
tiful Shenandoah valley met our gaze.
In fancy we pictured Sheridan on his
famous ride twenty miles away.
Small children scampered over the
rocks like SQUIRRELS. but older folks
took the rocks and crevices more Sc
dateiy. 1t was Mrs. Peary, I believe,
who endeavored to emulate the exam
pie of the kidlets in going through an
aperture in the rocks where bruin is
commonly believed to have gone on
his way to his den: but she desisted
when told she must travel bear fash
ion-on all tours.
"WiH we ever forget how we posed
and posed in the September sun and
let down our parasols when the camera
clicked. You'll never be seen in the
picture admonished one woman to
another. Never mind returned the
friend. I know I'm in 1t, and that's
enough"