The Bogs of EtcKo^vog 27 



the luxuriant vegetation of tropical swamps, — I pushed 

 onward, ever nearing the broad marsh-lands of Etcho- 

 wog, east of Pownal Pond, in the shadow of the Dome. 

 A shaded wood-road winds around the base of the hill, 

 through an open gateway into a thrifty, well-kept apple 

 orchard. This adjoins the old Kimball homestead, and 

 I therefore designated these marshes Kimball Bogs. 

 Out through the orchard meadow I passed, crossing 

 the dusty highway which leads northward around the 

 pond. There are several roads leading to Bennington 

 village ; some are rough, some are narrow and hilly, 

 while others are broad and easy. The one to the left, 

 called the Middle Road, follows through Pownal Centre 

 to the count}^ seat of courts and justice. By keeping 

 to the right, one arrives at the same destination by the 

 rough but picturesque East Road, under the brow of 

 the Green Mountains. A direct route from Pownal 

 Pond to Bennington is by way of the Hill Road, which 

 leads directly north between the other highways. Thus 

 the region is intersected from east to west by many 

 roads running northward. I invariably recommend 

 the Hill Road to the traveller who enjoys beauty of 

 landscape. On this way, if he be a keen observer 

 of nature, he will find much pleasure. 



Instead of going by the trodden way to Pownal 

 Pond, I chose to follow closely the windings of Ball 

 Brook, which at this point of the road, opposite Kim- 

 ball's barns, mingles with another mountain torrent 

 that comes down from the spring heads above Thomp- 

 son's Pond, under the Majestic Dome. The main 



