The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-22
MADE 2I5-MILE HIKE
THROUGH VERMONT
Pedestrians from Manchester, N. H.
Were Delighted With Scenery and
Pleased With Accommodations.

The Manchester, n. b., Union gives
the following account OF a 2l5'miie
hike through Vermont by party OF
pedestrians:
Three Manchester people have Just
returned from 2l5-mile hike over the
Long Trail of the Green Mountain cluo,
which runs through the heart OF YER
mont. Starting from johnson, at the
upper end of the trail, the party, con-
sistipe of four women and three men,
tramped over the path which runs over
mountains and gaps and through the
most beautiful section of the Green
Mountain state The mixers have moth
ing but praise for the treatment re-
ceived from people all along the trail
who displayed true Vermont hospital
ity.
AT the start the party comprised Mr.
and Mrs. Clinton Osgood, Maurice Hotf'
mann, jr., l.. H. Carpenter and MISS
Victoria Burgess, all of this city; Miss
katherine Park of Easton, Pa, and
Mrs. Helen Venable of Barre, Vt. Miss
PARK. Mrs. yenable and Miss Burgess
left the party at Bolton, VT, owing &c
other engagements, and Mr.. Carpenter
walked as far as the Peru highway
The remaining members OF the party
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Osgood ane
Maurice Hoffman,, completed the jour
ney to North Adams, Mass.
About nine or ten miles per day was
made. the entire journey from Jay
Peak to North Adams being made il
% days. The start was made Aug. q
and North Adams was reached Sept
49, About 25 or 80 miles were covered
on side trips. Mr.. Osgood said thai
regular walking shoes were worn, anC
at times, rubber soled shoes. he sais
| that he wore out one pair OF rubber
shoes. The men carried 30 pound packs
and the women Is pounds.
The Green Mountain club, which los
tered the Long Trail, has built cabins
about 10 miles apart on the trail II
many places, where people walking anC
hiking may spend the nights. Some o
the cabins are rough shacks open II
front. while others on the mountain
are built of steel, to resist the on
slaught made by hedgehogs. Many o
the cabins are equipped with cooking
utensils. At Mt. Mansfield there is
good lodge for the accommodation o
mountain climbers while steel cabin
we're found on Cancels Hump.
Sleep in Open.
The Manchester mountain climber
slept in the open about a third OF tn
time. and they were not disturbed b!
wild animals during the entire jour
new. The party made the trip without
firearms of any kind, the only wesp
ons being hatchets for chopping fire
wood. Before making the trip Mr.. os
good, who is member Of the law firm
of Osgood and Osgood, consulted tn
Vermont state authorities and tn
Green Mountain club officials. Unlik
some parts of New Hampshire, Yer
mont allowed the trampers 10 bull
fires for cooking meals at any place Of
the trail, without a signed permit, an
the club officials supplied the part.
with a map and booklets descriptive o
their journey.
While on the road each hiker car
ried two days provisions in packs
Clear weather, except two DAYS of rain
permitted them TO make their wa.
along the trail in a ''go-as-you- please
manner Mr.. Osgood says the scener.
in Vermont is every bit as good a
New Hampshire and in some places h
thinks il surpasses the White noun
tain region. He says the Green noun
tains run through the center of tn
state Of Vermont and views can b
obtained both east and west, Will
the White mountains. through whic
he hiked two years ago, are gathere
In one section and the view j. cut o.
by other peaks.
Birds Protected.
Il never saw so many partridges J
nv life a. ] did in the southern SCI
ton Of Vermont be said. He wen
on to explain that for the past iy
years the birds have been protectes
The party also saw two deer and thrc
bear cubs kliugton, Csmel's Hum
and Breadlusf mountains were some Q
the peaks that greatly impressed a
Manchester people. Wonderful vieS
we're obtained from Breadlosf. whic
J Dir Osgood considers j. the bsaUt
SPOT q the sister state Of Vernon