. The White Mountains of New Hampshire : in the heart of the nation's playground . r Falls, Ammonoosuc River delightful outings of several days duration such as have become popu-lar in California and Colorado, and in competition with which theautomobile has no part. It is no uncommon thing for a large partyof congenial spirits to start out in tallyhos or Mountain wagons fromone of the big hotels, accompanied by chef and chaperone, and be gonethe greater part of a week, visiting where they will among the importantcenters of interest in the Mountains, reveling in the wonderful sceneryand bracing
. The White Mountains of New Hampshire : in the heart of the nation's playground . r Falls, Ammonoosuc River delightful outings of several days duration such as have become popu-lar in California and Colorado, and in competition with which theautomobile has no part. It is no uncommon thing for a large partyof congenial spirits to start out in tallyhos or Mountain wagons fromone of the big hotels, accompanied by chef and chaperone, and be gonethe greater part of a week, visiting where they will among the importantcenters of interest in the Mountains, reveling in the wonderful sceneryand bracing air, and camping out at night in true gypsy style, if theweather is propitious. Smaller parties sometimes enjoy the samenomadic experiences in motor-cars, for the hotels have up-to-dategarages as well as liveries. Then there is the combined carriage and railroad one-day trip,which enables the sojourner at almost any of the score or more of WhiteMountain resorts to visit the summit of Mt. Washington, explorethe wonders of Crawford Notch, or gaze with awe upon the stern features. Humphreys Ledge, North Conway of the Old Man of the Mountains, returning home in time fordinner,— that all-important factor in vacation life in the Mountainsas elsewhere. Broadly speaking, one may nowadays, through the aid of therailroads — standard-gauge, narrow-gauge and cog — get from any-where to anywhere else in the Mountains and back again in a periodbut a little longer than that usually devoted to a days business inoffice or bank. One can more easily climb a mountain than was thecase a quarter of a century ago, for the way has been made easier andsafer through the good offices of the modern trail-builder. Nor does the foregoing by any means exhaust the list of possi-bilities in the line of outdoor pastimes in the Mountains. Rather itis only a beginning. Think what wonderful worlds there are awaitingthe conquering approach of the tramper. Weston in his pedestrianjourneys across the continent
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