Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-04-19
Jay PEAK

Neglected" is the description CIV
en- Jay peak by Secretary Taylor of
the Green Mountain Club. and the
word fits the situation altogether too
well. Jay peak is landmark for all
northern Vermont from st. Adams to
Newport and south. 1t is the fourth
highest peak in Vermont. The view
from it's summit is surpassed by the
view from no other eminence in New
England in many respects. And yet
thousands of people who have lived
within sight of the wonderful noun
tain have never been to its top.
1t has been suggested that the peo-
pie of Orleans and Franklin counties
have Jay Peak day early this sum-
mer and learn something Of this land
mark and the wonder of the view
from it's top. Make the day pic
mic party and those who do not care
to undertake the jaunt may remain in
the pleasant pastures at the foot, or
by the springs along the trail, while
those who can make strenuous hike
would find both pleasure and profit in
going to the top.
Within the past few years nearly
a mile of extra tramp is required be-
cause few rods of road has become
impossible. With a few hours work
and a little material automobiles
could comfortably run to the very
foot of the mountain trail which is
about two miles from beginning to
the top. About half way up is a
wonderfully cold spring with plenty
of splendid water at all times. Near
the top the trail becomes a tumble
of broken rocks over which one must
climb with care, but once at the top
the scene is never to be forgotten.
From Jay peak one views Menph-
remagog, Champlain, Willoughby,
Crystal, Caspian and Seymour lakes,
several Franklin county bodies of wa
ter with which the writer is not
familiar, many rivers and streams,
the White and Adirondack mountains
and most wonderful panorama of
Green mountains entirely different
from the view further south in the
state because of the fact that jay
peak is on the western branch Of the
Y of the Green mountains. while all
other Vermont peaks of which we
hear are on the tail of the Y.
Vermont mountains are coming in
to prominence as will be seen from an
article published elsewhere in this
issue entitled, "The Long Trail"
This article mentions the fact that the
trail, which now traverses the sky
line of the Green mountains from the
Massachusetts border to a point in
Johnson, should be extended to Jay
peak and the Canadian border. The
trail is tramped each season by en-
thusiastic city mixers. many of whom
are people of note. Without excep-
ton they all go home extolling the
wonders of Vermont scenery.
The extension of this trail and its
further development is one of the
plans for a greater development of
Vermont as a vacation center. 1t is
a feature which requires little out
lay but which is large in it's posi-
bilities of attracting visitors. Hik-
ing has come to be one of the pop
ular sports of the day and the Green
Mountain trail affords one of the fin
est places for real hiking the nation
offers. With it's completion to Jay
peak the Green Mountain trail would
become even more famous f. is
northern terminus would invite Mont
real vacationists to start the tramp
from this end. and the terminus here
would mean much to North Troy and
adjacent territory.
Let T. have Jay Peak. day. Let
us know our own scenery. Let US
talk over the proposition of bringing
''The Long Trail" to Jay peak.
Let us not leave Jay peak neglect
ed longer.