Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-06-28
Epworth Leaguers
On Gypsy Tour

Sunburned and tired, but happy
and enthusiastic over what they de.
clare the most gorgaously scenic
round-the-circle trip in the west
Methodist Epworth League members
returned the latter part of last week
from their annual outing. This year
the outing shaped itself into regu-
lar gypsy tour, lasting ten days and
covering 500 miles of valley, noun
tain and sea shore roads. From
Ashland to Gre cent City, Calf, and
return by another route was the
trail followed.
Leaguers who heard the red gods
call and up and followed we're: Mr..
and Mrs. High and little daughter,
DR.. and Mrs. w. ]. Crandall, Mrs
Eric Weren, Mrs. Burroughs, Mrs.
Edna Clark, Isabelle Wattenbarger,
Hazel Bruner Edna Kennedy, Ethel
Reid, Jean Anderson, l. G. Wilson
and John o. Rigg Loaded into two
cars and two Fords, festooned with
camp equipment, they left Ashland
Tuesday, June 6, at $3.50 a. M,
which by strange coincidence, they
say, was exactly the time planned
for departure.
Through Medford and Grants Pass
over the highway, their itinerary
brought them to Waldo for the first
nights sojourn under the stars.
Here, the beauties of smoking cook
fires and boulder-strewn couches
were demonstrated, but undaunted,
the pilgrims drove over the noun
tains the next day and camped We'd
nesday night in the giant redwoods
of the extreme northwestern corner
of California. Noon Of the next day
saw the party in camp on the beach
at Crescent City. where for three
days all the pleasures of life on the
sea shore-bathing, clam digging.
fishing for crabs, hunting for agates,
and the pursuit OF the elusive ,and
flea, were enjoyed to the last notch.
The best Of luck was encountered In
unearthing the modest and retiring
clam, but It Is reported a few of
the Leaguers were not so lucky when
1t came to eating him.
However, no casualties ensued.
and Monday morning the gypsy trail
was taken up again. Through Brook
ings and Gold Beach, over roads
wonderfully smooth in parts and ex-
cruciatingly rough in others, the
caravan journeyed to Port Oxford,
which the Leaguers say boasts the
most beautiful camping grounds on
their route, set among the famous
cedar trees of that section, with the
open sea for background. Tuesday
the trail led through Bandon, North
Bend, Marshfield and over the old
Coos Bay wagon road to Camas Val
ley, where the last camp was pitched
at an abandoned sawmill. The oc-
casion was celebrated as stunt
night, the Occupants of each car pull
ing off a little entertainment for the
others, each in turn. Next day, the
Pacific highway was encountered at
billiard, and followed to Ashland
and home.
Members of the party report much
interest in Ashland's Ford and
Fourth days along the road, and
state that many declared their in
tention of being in Ashland for the
two big days, with bells on" Ac-
cording to John Rigg, some of the
denizens Of Del Norte county, Calf,
have never heard of Mr.. Volstead
and his well-known act, as some
members of this upright caravan
were asked to sample the local
brand of "chain lightning. He also
says that the scenery held such an
attraction for one of the ladies of
the party that she was forced to tie
herself to her camp cot nights to
keep from wandering around in II
in her sleep.
All the amateur gypsies unite in
raving over the beautiful redwoods,
the hillsides blazing with rhododen-
irons and alzea. the little rivers that
drop down toward the sea, and the
sight of the sun sinking in the broad
Pacific. With profound regret, 1t IS
said, they dropped their rowing car
ser for the old routine again. "