The Mountaineer 61 



LOCAL WALKS. 



LuLiE Nettleton, 



A popular feature of the Mountaineers' Club is the 

 series of Local Walks conducted every two weeks dur- 

 ing the winter. These walks are in the hands of a com- 

 mittee who arrange routes, estimate expense, appoint 

 a leader, and send out notices to the members. 



On designated dates, at^the appointed meeting place, 

 are gathered a merry group of people attired for walk- 

 ing, and in costume suflBciently substantial to meet 

 with impunity any weather the uncertain Puget Sound 

 climate may ordain. City pavements do not appeal to 

 these pedestrians and taking car or steamer to w^here 

 country roads or trails may be found, they are ofif for a 

 tramp that brings a glow to the cheek, a light to the 

 eye and an appetite for the knapsack lunch always car- 

 ried. A few typical walks may be mentioned. 



November 22, 1908, Mr. S. L. Wardwell led a party 

 along the new Cedar River Pipe Line to see the con- 

 'struction work on the new main. 



On January 17, 1909, the club members were ac- 

 corded the privilege of visiting the grounds of the 

 Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition, under the guidance 

 of Miss Roberta Terry, thus giving them a glimpse of 

 a great exposition in the making. 



One of the most strenuous excursions was a sixteen- 

 mile walk under the leadership of Mr. P. M. Mac- 

 Gregor. Through alternate rain, snow and sun the 

 party walked from Newport, past Lake Samamish up 

 a steep trail to Coal Creek and the mines, then on 

 through New Castle to Kennydale. 



