Camp Pasquaney - Annual Yearbook (Hebron, NH)

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THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL 37 an-d a half miles taken at a very slow pace. The day was not especially propitious as the low hanging clouds interfered wit-h any very distan't view. Because of in- termittent rains on Friday and Sat- urday the paths and roads were rather muddy and disagre-eable. However, no one s-eemed to- object and dry shoes were obtained imme- diate-ly after retur-ning to Camp. On 'the following week, July sixth, we w-ere fortunate eno-ugh to have a clear though very h-ot day. This walk to Clement-s Hill was the first of the all-day hikes. The party, consisting of about seventy and in- cluding Mr. jackson, set out at ten o'clock. Because of th-e large number of smaller boys the pace was again a very slow one. At the top o-f the hill, lunch and a drink of cold water were enthusiastically received. The view from Clements Hill is always good. Despite a slight haze, Mount Watsliingtoniwas plainly visible. The boys were interested in d'iscov'e-ri-ng the initials C, P. cut in the rocks by t-he walkers in 1897. It was nece-ssary before the next walk to eliminate a considerable- number of boys. The trip to- Wel- ton Fa-ll's, taken on Mo-ndray the fifteenth of July, is eighteen miles in length and quite- difficult. Conse- quently the number was cut down from 'seventy to forty. The cus- tomary route wa's taken: aroun-d the lake to Hebron, up over Ho-bart's Photograph by Brooke Stoddard, ON THE WAY TO WELTON FALLS Hill to the falls. A halt was called in a blueberry patch about two- miles from the falls where an excellent view was -obtained of Mount Cardi- gan. The return journey wals made over the old post road to the lake. Launches were provided to trans- port the party home acr-oss the lake. In order 'that more boys might be given the opportunity of seeing Weilt-oin Falls, a Hshort walku wa-s organized. This group, led by Mr. Lillard, went and returned by the post road using motor boats at both ends of the journey. This cut the

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33 THE PASQUANEY ANNUAL Photograph by F. O. Reed A DIP AT THE. JOURNEYIS END walking distance down to some thirteen miles. The water at the falls was as usual intensely cold. lt seemed better suited to the hard- ening of chocolate than to swim- ming. On the following Monday 'the most difficult of the preliminary walks, that to Mount Crosby, was undertaken. Naturally there were few boys on this hike who were not of Long XYalk caliber. The group consisted of about thirty in all. The total distance. sixteen miles, is not so very great, but there are two very stiff climbs en route. In addition to the mountain itself, the southern shoulder of Tenney Hill has to be climbed. The descent is made along the ridge to Spectacle Pond, and the return to Camp via Groton and Hebron. A cold and cloudless day made for an admirable view. Even the most -prosaic of the party were seriously impressed. The selection of the Lo-ng Wzrlk party was the next problem to be solved. After careful consideration twenty-five boys were chosen. Un- fortunately when the time of depart- ure arrived four of them were unable to go because of minor injuries or illnesses. Thus the number was reduced to twenty-one boys and four counsellors. The story of the Long Vtfalk is amply recorded elsewhere in this volume. The Cardigan Wvalk which went out during the same