The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-26
MADE 215-MILE HIKE
THROUGH VERMONT
Pedestrians. from New Hampshire
Delighted With Scenery and
Plea ed With Accommodations

Plea ied With Accommodations
The Manchester, N H.. Union gives
the following account of 215-milc
hike through Vermont by a party Of
pedestra MS;
Three Manchester people have just
returned from a 2l5.mile hike over the
Long Trail OF the Green Mountain
club. which runs through the heart
Of Vermont Startns from Johnson,
at the upper end Of the trail the party
consisting OF four women and three
men. tramped over the path VII eh
runs over mountains and gaps and
through the most beautiful section or
the Green Mountain state. The mixers
have nothing but praise for the treat
mcnt rece we'd from peop'e all along
the trail who displayed true Vermont
bospltalit;.
At the start the party comprised
Mr.. and Mrs Clinton Osgood, Maurice
Hoffman,, IT,, H. II. Carpenter and
Miss Victor Burgess, all OF thtS city
Miss Katherine Park of Easton Pa
and Mrs. Helen venable Of Barre, VT
Miss Park. Mrs. Venable and MISS
Burgess left the party at Bolton. w.
owing to other engagements, and MI
Carpenter walked as far as the Peru
highway. The remain ne members OF
tho party. Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Os-
GOOD and Maurice Hoffman,, complet
cd the Journey to North Adams, Mass
About. nine or ten miles per day was
made. the entire journey from Jay
Peak to North Adams being made IN
23 days. The tart was made Aug. 70
and North Adams was reached sept
l6. About rs or 80 miles were covereh
on side trips. Mr. 0sgood said thai
regular walking shoes were worn, and
at times. rubber soled shoes. He oaid
that he wore ont one par OF rubber
shoes. The men carried 80 pound
packs and the women 15 pounds.
.T9AErAOIETAOiSHRDLCMF
The Green Mountain club, which
fostered the Long Trail has built cab
ms about 10 miles apart on the tran
IN many places. where people walking
and hiking may spend the night
Some Of the cabins are rough shacks
open in front, while others on the
mountains are built of steel, to res st
the onslaught made by hedgehogs'
Many OF the cabins are equipped with
cooking utensils. At Mt Man iiield
there Is good lodge for the accom-
modtaion OF mountain climbers whle
steel cabins were found on Gamers
Hump
Sleep in Open
The Manchester mountain climbers
slept in the open about third OF the
time. and they were not disturbed by
W Id animals during the entire jour
uey. The party made the trip without
firearms OF any kind. the only weap-
ons being hatchets for chopping fire
wood Before making the trip Mr. Us
good. who is a member OF the law iirm
of Osgood and 0sgood, consulted the
\ ermont state authorities and the
Green Mountain clab officials Unlike
some parts OF New Hampshire, Yer
mont allowed the trampers to buiId
fires for cooking meals at any place Oh
me trail without signed permit ana
the club officials supplied the party
with a map and booklets descriptive
of their journey.
White on the road each hiker car
red two days provisions IN PACKS
Clear weather. except two days oi
rain. permitted them to make their
way along the trail in a "go-asyou-
please" manner. Mr.. Osgood says the
scenery In Vermont is every bit as
good as New Hampshire and in some
placcs he thinks II surpasses the
White mountain region. He says the
Green mountains run through tue
center of the state OF Vermont ana
views can be obtained both east ana
west While the White mountains
through which he hiked two years ago
are gathered in one section and the
Wow Il cut OF by other peaks
BIRDS Protected
81 never saw SO many partridge IN
my life as | did in the southern sec
tion of Vermont" he said. He Went
nm to explain that for the past I'VE
wars the BIRDS have been protected
The party saw two deer ana three
hear cubs Arlington Camels Hump
and Breadloat mountains were some OF
the peaks that greatly impressed tho
Manchester people. Wonderful views
worc obtained from Brcadloaf, which
Afr Osrood ns'dcrs is the beauty
snot of the sister state OF Vermont
He said he was greatly impressed at
the 10000 acres Of virgin forest land
through which he travelled when Is
known as the Middlebury college tract
rbe trail blazed through the heart ol
Tim forest was one Of the features oil
the entire trip.
Mr.. Osgood has made several nix,
inr trps In past summer ana salu
thaS Two years ago he went through
the White mountains Last winter nc
read newspaper article describing
the Long Trail as blazcd by the Green
Mountain club and he became inter
ested in the project. He decided tha'
he wou'd spend his vacation this year
tramping from one end to the 0ther
and after his journey OF 2l5 miles nc
saws that he feels amply repaid loi
whatever discomfort the first lew days
brought on in the way OF sore mus
cles and a lame back He was loud II
the praise of the women members o.
tho party. who made the journey Hike
veteran walkers and mountain climb
ers. The walkers did not lose any flesh
in fact they are inclined to think tha
the hadrening process they wen
through resulted in slight increas'
In weiswc. They are tanned by theti
exposure to sun and wind and con