Old Hike Announcements and Trip Reports

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Old Hike Announcements and Trip Reports

Post by aircooled » February 24th, 2014, 5:01 pm

Back in the day hikes were announced in the Oregonian, and sometimes they published trip reports as well.

Then, as now, those Mazamas were pretty hard core, as one headline below, "Mazamas Hike in Rain", attests
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Mazamas Climb Larch Mountain January 05, 1919
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An April 1922 hike announcement for the Trails Club
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Re: Old Hike Announcements and Trip Reports

Post by kepPNW » February 24th, 2014, 5:20 pm

Loved (share) the indignation at the "vandal specimens of humanity" in the first piece. Well put.
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Re: Old Hike Announcements and Trip Reports

Post by VanMarmot » February 24th, 2014, 5:48 pm

Too bad we all missed the days when you could get to the TH by train...
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