The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1922-08-04
HIKING DOWN THE
LONG BROWN PATH
vacationists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning to
Walk All Over Again.

ohi It's not the pack that you carry O.
Nor the, rife on your shoulder.
NOT the i've inch crust OF khaki-colore
That makes you feel your limbs ar
An Ts it's not the hike on the hard turnpik
Nor the socks OF sisters that raise tn,
n a. blooming blisters-
IT'S the last long mile.
-Plattsburgh Marching Song.
sStringing out from the suburban
transit terminals of New York every
Sunday and holiday goes the army OF
khaki-clad mixers. There may be an
automobile for every twenty of the
country's population, but host OF
city folks dlsprove the theory of a
future leg-enfeebled citizenry and are
learning to. walk all over again.
TO the more casual minded, the hike
10 just exercise, but to those who
catch its real significance the hike
means great deal more. 1t Is the
cheapest form of recreation and
therefore appeals TO those living In
crowded districts and unable to avail
themselves of the more expensive
dmusements. And these people. be
1t noted, are just those the country
II 90 anxious to have spread out and
settled in the farming sections. The
hike, indeed, has possibilities as
real starter for the black to the farm
movement.
Dou0hboy and Boy Scout Lead Way
Just 4 brief survey of the rolIicking
groups which move or from the out
lying terminals ON holidays estab-
fishes 4 few general types. There Is
the ex-service man and his friends
who Will hear from him the story
Of more serious excursions on the
muddy roads Of France. He tight
eAs' strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or the
shelter half" In which the commits
sary IL packed for the midday feast
By the roadside. Expert directions
come from him on the method of |
slinging the pack 30 1t will not feel
10 heavy or interfere with the free
the information gained In his army
days. Of how that same pack was
evolved after numerous experiments
to find the easiest way of carrying
the heaviest load. With results he
now compliments. but which he char
acterized when a doughboy as a
total failure"
Then there are the boy scout pr
les. adept at everything pertaining
o "shanks mare" travelling and wood
raft. The ex-service man and the
oy scout are pioneers in the hiking
anne Listen to one of them right
II the train and making ready for
welve mile 1aunt: "Get that can
cen ever to the side, Jimmie. and
won't keep bouncing Off your leg {
very step. Is II filed? Well. then.
e drink. How about the eats? Let's {
heck 'em on. You got the spuds
III; the bacon Jimmie. Who has the {
pfree and the Borden tin cow" 6
fright here" announces freckled
3mrade of the road. pattlng his KNAPP
,ck. Switched the mocha and the c
snsof milk when Sis wasn't looking" t
well. then, let's go" snaps the 1
smmandsr Of the expedition.
This party II travelling light for real {
lstance. Another must expect to
axe a shorter hitch or else be couns-
s greatly on Its power of endur-
ice. Perhaps the camp is not far
because the group is equipped fo-
, fUht 80 hoa
lis, matches, lanterns, canvas wa.
rpails, rubber ponchos, kettles. pots, t'
w tangled frestand. etc.. etc. The u'
ankets are laid out for q bette- &
cklng Of the bags and cans of food w
hen the party commences to load pi
I the members bristle all over with 81
mp tools and equipment VI
Back to the Farm 81
The veteran from the crowded city ~ ~,
cement has found a new territory
roam and one almost unknown to
! associates. He Is introducing them ~,
this newly discovered land and 49,
Iching them how to be Independent. -,
any transportation but their own -,
I'd legs and of any subsistence bu. M
at they can carry and prepare So
ak. and cook your own" is his A'e
ito. VIC
Who Will say the leaven thus fer &c
ntins in. the city crowds viii not NC
r fruit In keener appreciation of ~
ntry delights, especially as these as'
added TO by increased comforts wa
the farm. With his radio hltched gal
the farmer listens In on the best pm
ertainment the country has TO Jus
r. Modern home devices wipe our DOC
~ hardships formerly imposed rev
n Isolated jewellers. There Is, in VII
r., a rapid cutting down or the ban
,rential between farm and city -