Evening star., 1935-07-21

say Macdonald for q sit on q log and
a talk about this and that.
The region Is rich in historical lore
and the sojourner who likes TO mingle
facts with his fun may regard these:
The Spottswood Trail was Travelled
in 1716 by Gov. Spottswood, colonial
executive of the Old Dominion, and
his Knights Of the Golden Horse
shoe, who blazed a pathway to the
country beyond the mountains and
led to its colonization.
The Appalachian Trail, used BY the
Indians before they knew Of white
men, traverses the park and has been
marked by the highway organization
now sponsoring it.
Old military roads, over which
Stonewall Jackson conducted his VAL
ley campaign in 1862 and where Gen.
Jubal A. Early Of the Confederate
Army and Phil Sheridan Of the
Union forces made their spectacular
Civil War raids, may be traced
through the forests.
SOMEwHAT more distant, but more
extensive than Shenandoah Ma
tional Park Is George Washington Ma
tional Forest. Nearest Is the Massa-
nutten. division, directly adjoining
the northwestern part Of the ma
tional park. It, too, Is reached via
U. S. 211. The motorist may turn
right Just east Of Washington, Va,
and enter the forest north Of Front
Royal or may continue to Luray or
New Market. U. S. 211 ends at the
latter town in U. S. IL, running north
and south, paralleling the forest.
HarriSonburg, Va, Is forest head
quarters. Over the Lee Highway, the
nearest point on the national forest
ton, or 103 miles by way Of Harpers
Ferry, w. Va. The total bill for gas,
whether bought in the District or in
Virginia, for n days round trip to
the forest should not exceed 81 or So.
The largest section of the George
Washington forest Is the Shenandoah
division. 1t laps over into West Vir-
ginia and extends from q point near
Goshen, Va, on the south, to Capon
Springs, w. Va, on the north. More
than 200 miles of roads and 500 miles
of trails have been built or improved
in this area by the Forest Service
at a cost of nearly $125, 900. In ad-
dition, there are 174 miles Of Govern
ment-owned telephone lines, but va
cationists need not fear their peace
will be disturbed by the jangling Of
instruments.
The Forest Service has developed
several camp grounds within this ma
tional forest which it invites any one
and every one to use. If you get q
two weeks vacation you can spend it
all on one Of these sites as easily as
you can spend a night. No housing
is available, so bring your own tents
and bedding, says the Forest Service.
Or If you thinl that tame and don't
know or don't care about the inquisi-
torial tortures Of sleeping on the
ground, Just bring blankets. Better
not leave them behind, because the
nights are always cool In the land Of
the sky. The Government Is q gen.
erous host as long as campers con-
Duct themselves as all good guests
should. They must be clean and tidy
and, above all, must watch out how
they fool with fire.
A description Of some of the camp
grounds furnished by the Forest
Service follows:
Elizabeth Furnace Forest Camp,
elevation 800 feet-at Strasburg, Va,
on u. s. IL, turn east to Water Lick on
virginia Route SIS, thence miles
through Passage Greek Gorge to Pow
els Fort Valley and Elizabeth Furnace,
where 10 acres have been set aside fog
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