4 PREFACE

ful valleys, traversed by little rivers, lie between the ranges, with big and little brooks on every hand. Lakes and ponds to the number of four hundred lie scattered between. While not all of the State of Vermont has been topographically mapped by the United States Geological Survey, nevertheless the entire length of The Long Trail is now covered by these maps. From the Survey and other sources of information, we find in the state four hundred and fifty-nine peaks of an elevation of 2,000 and upwards. Of the highest summits, over thirty exceed 3,500 feet, twenty exceed 3,700 feet and five exceed 4,000 feet. "The scenic splendor of the Green Mountain State cannot be equaled, either in the green of summer or snow of winter, anywhere in this country." -Edwards.

THE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB The move to make the Green Mountains available to lovers of the out-of-doors was due to the initiative of James P. Taylor, then principal of the Vermont Academy at Saxtons River. At his call there gathered at Burlington on March 11, 1910, a small number of mountain-lovers, and at this meeting THE GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB was organized. The purpose of the Club is to build trails, to erect camps and shelters, to issue maps and literature, and in general to make the mountains play a larger part in the life of the State, and to bring them to the attention of all lovers of the out-of-doors. Toward this end The Long Trail project was launched, a trail to traverse the entire length of the main range from Massachusetts to Canada. Progress in buiding The Long Trail has been continuous. A few of the most interesting steps

5 PREFACE

in the work are the construction in 1916-19 of The Monroe Skyline Trail, the building in 1923 of the Marjorie Hulburd Trail in the north, and the erection in Sherburne Pass near Rutland, in the same year, of The Long Trail Lodge, presented to The Green Mountain Club through the generosity of Mr. Mortimer R. Proctor and his mother, Mrs. Fletcher D. Proctor. This Lodge is unique among constructions of its type. The Long Trail has now been carried from the Massachusetts line to Jay Peak, a distance of over 250 miles. The last section from Jay Peak to the Canada line will be completed during the season of 1930. "All along the ridgepole of the Green Mountains (starting now in Massachusetts over Greylock and ending on Jay Peak) runs The Long Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the United States." "So from one end of the State to the other, you can go up to The Long Trail and find a wilderness hike of wild beauty and healthful strenuousness; you can stay with the Trail for one day or for four weeks, sure of something to repay your efforts every hour." -Eaton. In general, The Long Trail is intended for hikers and campers who, while having the use of the lodges, must carry food, blankets and personal equipment. But, because of the fact that it is intersected at several points by highroads, and at Bolton, East Clarendon and Johnson by the railroad, it is easily accessible to those who wish only to visit certain specific points rather than to tramp over considerable sections. The farm houses where accommodations may be obtained are indicated on the maps in this guide book. The places of special interest that offer exceptional accommodations are