St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1922-08-04
HIKING DOWN The
LONG BROWN PATH
vacationists With Shelter Tents
and Tin Cow Learning TO
Walk All Over Again.

ohi re-. no, the pack that you carry on
HOr IN. nvs Inch crust OF khaki colored
That make. you feel your limbs are
growing older;
Ara ns not The hike on the hard turnpike
Sieomine bilstsrs.-
Ws the last long mile.
-Plattsburgh Marching Song.
stringing out from the suburban
transit terminals Of New York every
Sunday and holiday goes the army Of
khski-elsd hikers. There mny be IN
automobile for every twenty OF the
eountry's population. but a host Of
city folks dlsprove the theory Of a
future leg enfeebled citlzenry and uro
issrnins TO walk all over again.
To the more casual minded, the hike
is Just exercise, but TO those who
catch Its real Significance the hike
means a great deal more. II Il the
cheapest form OF recreation and
therefore appeals TO those living In
crowded districts and unable 20 avail
themselves OF the more expensive
smussments And these people be
Il noted. are Just those the country
r. 90 anxious 10 have spread out aud
settled In the farming sections Tho
hike. indeed. has possibilities as n
real starter for the back to the farm"
movement
Dsvehbsy and Boy Scout lead Way
Just . brief survey OF the rolllcklng
groups which move on from the out.
lyinG terminals on holidays estab.
fishes . few general types There Is
the eI-ssrvice man and his friends
whs will hear from him the story
sf more serious excursions on tho
muddy roads Of France. lie tlght.
ems . strap here and another there
on the blanket roll adjustment or the
"sssitsr half" In which the commits
ssry 10 packed for the mid day feast
BY the roadside. Expert directions
come from him on the method ~
siiasins the pack % II will not feel
% heavy Or interfere with the free
ssdy movement lie will pass along
the information gained In his army
days. Of how that same pack was
svslvsd after numerous experiments
70 1nd the easiest way of carr, INK
the heaviest load with results he
new compliments. but which he char
setsriIsd when q doughboy ns
'1isnksty blank total failure"
Thsn there are the boy scout par
ties. adept az everything pertaining
70 "shanks mare travelling aud wood
craft The sI service man and the
boz scout are pioneers In the hiking
Esms Listen TO one of them rlght
on the train aud making ready for q !
twelve mile jaunt: Get that can.
teen over 10 the side. Jimmie. and
Il won't keep bouncing on your leg
svsry step. Ia Il tlled1 Well, then.
We drink. How about the eatsf Let's
CHECK 'sm on. You got the spuds.
Hill the bacon Jimmie Who has tho
eoffse and the BORDEN tin cowr'
Right here" announces freckled
comrsds OF the road. patting his kuup,
ssek. "snltched the mocha aud the
can Of milk when Sis wasn't looking"
-wsll. then. let's Eor' snaps the
commander Of the expedition
This party 10 travelling Hight for real
distance Another must expect 10
naks q shorter hitch or else be count.
ing greatly on its power of endur-
ahes Perhaps the camp Is not FAR
sn because the group Is equipped for
al overnight stay with heavy blanket
rslls. hstches. lanterns, canvas wa
tspsils, rubber ponchos kettles. pots,
new tangled nrestand. etc. etc. The
blankets are laid out for better
packing ~ the haEs and cans ~ food