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PostSun Nov 11, 2007 12:41 pm 
I find it interesting that a trail would be considered "old" in 1927. It kinda makes me wonder how much ONP history has not been documented.

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PostSun Nov 11, 2007 1:50 pm 
geobob, Your avatar cracks me up! I love it. He looks like he's goin a reconnoitering! lol.gif lol.gif Another good book about Park history is: Olympic Battleground The Power Politics of Timber Preservation, by Carsten Lien. I credit this book with initially sparking my interest in "old" trails in the park. It provides an interesting background into the Park's history.

.....leaving me wanting to return over and over in what ever capacity that may be, even if one day my knees are too old and I can only see the mountains from my porch. Jason Hummel
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PostSun Nov 11, 2007 2:21 pm 
GGW: Thanks for the book reference. I appreciate it. Yeah, the avatar cracks me up too! It's almost scary.

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PostWed Nov 14, 2007 12:55 am 
I took a few minutes to scan some more of the 1927 Boy Scout Camp Parsons Camper's Manual and thought I'd post them. These pages are the "Mountain Hiker's Manual" portion of the manual. They include info on shoes, clothing, bedding, packs, food etc. here they are:
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PostWed Nov 14, 2007 5:57 pm 
My favorite excerpts: "The Olympic hikes are through regions that have never been accurately mapped and in which no geological surveys have been made. Therefore, all the trips are in nature of exploring expeditions, to add to our knowledge of this most rugged of all moutain country and densest of all North American forests." Real scouts! agree.gif "Walk uphill flat-footed as much as possible." The original, Reststep! Pack weight of 23 pounds. Now, that is very surprising. Of course, it's probably the dry weight. Wonder how much a wool-bat bed weighs wet. (If you're bored, try saying that real fast. It's fun.) And, my #1 favorite excerpt: HALT = everyone lie down at full length (if the nature of the ground permits.) rotf.gif Thanks for sharing, geobob!

.....leaving me wanting to return over and over in what ever capacity that may be, even if one day my knees are too old and I can only see the mountains from my porch. Jason Hummel
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PostThu Nov 15, 2007 3:16 pm 
Personal favorite is the truth in advertising violation on the 'shorter, 4 day trips' - to Lake Constance. "This means that every camper who is physically fit may begin his mountaineering with one of these wonderful trips, while all those who want to repeat them will have the chance to do so." What Scout that has ascended Lake Constance would want to do it the next year. These Scouts must have been as gods, that's for sure.

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PostFri Nov 16, 2007 9:23 pm 
Cool! I like the reference to the "new" route from dungeness drainage to home lake and down the dose.

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PostThu Feb 11, 2016 5:00 pm 
This is an interesting thread, I thought anyway, so I am bumping it.

"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir
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PostSat Feb 13, 2016 7:52 pm 
Great to review again the exploits of scouts in the Olympics. The description the scout gave of the creek coming into Dee Lake was right on. He was right about no trout in the lake then, but now that lake is one of the premier lakes in the Olympics. !9 miles one way helps. Jake

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