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14 Hikers Mount The
Devils Stairs
Sunny skies Sunday lured f4 hikers out to tackle the Devil’s Stairs, a rocky gorge in Harris Hollow, which defies description.
The steep climb was “a te*£- of, endurance as hikers scrambled er the hugs bodtders. Many -tunes ' the winding trail crossed a stream vvhictj fcts completely tindergrourid ■ in several places and came gushing to the surface in others. "a
The Devil’s House was a large cave in the face of a cliff and a few members of the party added their autographs to those already inscribed on the stone. «
T^iy stark walls of the gorge were 300 feet Jiigh in spots anjl were draped with icicles in the higher altitude. On the jutting '4 nx'ks above, spindling trees clung, grasping for survival.
Mr. Raymond Johnson . was heard to comment, “What ever they were building up here, thej certainly had a lot of rocks left ■over.”
Except for^some dgpip feet acquired by slipping in tjie creek., and a skinned knee and shirr, everyone semed to enjoy the outing. Those hiking were Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Johnson, Mr, and Mrs. Milton (lore, Mrs. Stanish Riley, Mrs. Paul Miller, David and Stuart Palmer, ^Arthur Cheatham, Nancy Latham, Jacqueline Mar- . lowe. Mary Miller WooiK Mrs. Barbara Oeam’ and Mrs. Sarah Latham. ^
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