Popular resorts, and how to reach them . AMMONOOSUC FALLS. 62 POPULAK RESORTS, AND HOW TO KKACU THEM. preme; and yet all this is done in absolute safety, and witli as muchease as the same distance could be accomplished over any road in thecountry. The ascent should be made the subject of some preparation. To at-tempt it improperly clothed would risk the pleasure of the excursion. Youmay not meet a snow storm, or find icicles hanging from the roof in themorning; but you are liable to any month in the year. Ladies, particularly,should not relie upon a shawl alone for protection, but add a full s
Popular resorts, and how to reach them . AMMONOOSUC FALLS. 62 POPULAK RESORTS, AND HOW TO KKACU THEM. preme; and yet all this is done in absolute safety, and witli as muchease as the same distance could be accomplished over any road in thecountry. The ascent should be made the subject of some preparation. To at-tempt it improperly clothed would risk the pleasure of the excursion. Youmay not meet a snow storm, or find icicles hanging from the roof in themorning; but you are liable to any month in the year. Ladies, particularly,should not relie upon a shawl alone for protection, but add a full suit ofwinter extra under-clothing. You will find the house on the summitheated by steam, and a cheerful fire in the grate; but you should not,for want of proper clothing, lose the opportunity for out-of-door Ihe views while as-cending and descendingare supremely grand. Tostand upon the summit of MountWashington is the one desire ofevery visitor to the mountain-region. Here, from the highestpoint on the Atlantic slope, hecan look down upon this vastpanorama of hills and valleys,cities and plains, dotted with a thousand silvery lakes blended into oneharmonious whole. Without putting foot upon the ground, he is liftedstep by step up this rugged steep, to the very doors of the Hotel, which,bound with chains to the barren cliff, has been built and furnished toreceive him. The Mount Washington Summit House accommodates con-veniently one hundred and seventy-five guests, though more than twohundred have been entertained. Several thousand persons visited it divr-ing the past season. Its appointments are very complete. Lighted bygas, and heated by steam, with all modern improvements, a liberaltable, and good attendance, the visitor can be made comfortable for anylength of time. Stages run from the
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