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Quotations from the Journals of Henry D. Thoreau, copyright by Houghton, Mifflin & Company; “Trees,” by Joyce Kilmer, copyright by George H. Doran Company; “Uphill,” from “Poems,” by Christina Rossetti, copyright by Little, Brown & Company, Publishers, Boston; “Overflow,” by John Banister Tabb, copyright by Small, Maynard & Company; “The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” by William Butler Yeats, copyright by The Macmillan Company.

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Copyright, 1920, by
The International Committee of
Young Men’s Christian Associations

To
GEORGE J. FISHER
at Whose Instance, and With Whose
Kindly Aid, These Pages Were Written

CONTENTS

I.How to Walk[1]
Posture—Wearing Apparel—Equipment—Care of Body and Equipment—Companions.
II.When to Walk[39]
At What Season—The Hours of the Day—Speed and Distance—Stunt Walking—Championship Walking—Competitive Walking.
III.Where to Walk[63]
Choice of Surroundings—Nature of Country—The Goal and the Road—Maps—Walking by Compass.
IV.Walking Clubs in America[79]
The Appalachian Mountain Club—The Green Mountain Club—Wanderlust of Philadelphia—Walking Clubs of New York—Some Western Clubs—Association of Mountaineering Clubs.
V.Organization and Conduct of Walking Clubs[103]
The Activities of a Walking Club—Rules for Hiking—A Club Constitution—Juvenile Clubs—League of Walkers.
Bibliography[141]