. The White Mountains of New Hampshire : in the heart of the nation's playground . briny. Dashes, under-water races, diving and even tubraces are held, the Bretton Woods caddies having an excellentopportunity to display their natatorial talents here. Driving, of course, is one of the perennially popular pas-times throughout the White Mountains; and these vehicularexpeditions are sometimes combined with delightful outingsof several days duration such as have become popularized inCalifornia and Colorado. It is no uncommon thing for a largeparty of congenial spirits to fare forth in tally-hos or
. The White Mountains of New Hampshire : in the heart of the nation's playground . briny. Dashes, under-water races, diving and even tubraces are held, the Bretton Woods caddies having an excellentopportunity to display their natatorial talents here. Driving, of course, is one of the perennially popular pas-times throughout the White Mountains; and these vehicularexpeditions are sometimes combined with delightful outingsof several days duration such as have become popularized inCalifornia and Colorado. It is no uncommon thing for a largeparty of congenial spirits to fare forth in tally-hos or Moun-tain wagons from one of the big hotels, accompanied by chefand chaperone, and be gone the greater part of a week, visitingalmost all of the important centers of interest in the Moun-tains, reveling in the wonderful scenery and bracing air, andcamping out at night in true gypsy style, if the weather ispropitious. Smaller parties sometimes enjoy the same nomadicexperiences in motor-cars, for the hotels have up-to-date gar-ages as well as ■mnhhhhhhhhhhk: _ Then there is the combined carriage and railroad one-day trip, which enables the sojourner at almost any of the scoreor more of White Mountain resorts to visit the aerial summitof Mt. Washington, explore the wonders of Crawford Notch,or gaze with awe upon the stern features of the Old Man ofthe Mountains, returning home in time for dinner—that all-important factor in vacation life in the Mountains and else-where. Broadly speaking, one may nowadays, through the aidof the railroads—standard-gauge, narrow-gauge and cog—getfrom anywhere to anywhere else in the Mountains and backagain in a period but a little longer than that usually devotedto a days business in office or bank. One can more easily climba mountain than was the case a quarter of a century ago, forthe way has been made easier and safer through the goodoffices of the modern trail-builder. This same trail-builderhas conferred a greater boon to huma
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