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Handbook/ 1933/ Smoky Mountains Hiking Club

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  • GENERAL INFORMATION Membership in the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club is open to any reputable white person. Those desiring membership should communicate with the Secretary, Box 454, Knoxville, Tenn. The annual dues are three dollars. All members are urged to bring visitors on the hikes, and to encourage others to belong to the Club. Hikes are taken without regard to the weather. Experienced hikers say the most unusual and dramatic scenes are to be found during or just after inclement weather. Hikers should cooperate with and acknowledge the authority of those persons serving as leaders on each hike. That the leader may fulfill his obligation all hikers are asked to stay with the crowd. . . Practically all trips start from the Dixie System. (Dixie Drive-It-Yourself, Inc.) This auto rental agency at 713 South Gay Street very kindly allows us to use their waiting room without cost. CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT The following suggestions are offered to those who are hiking for the first time. Each hiker takes his own food and equipment and pays his share of the travelling expenses. I he most important item of personal equipment is good shoes. They should be well broken in, large enough for wearing two pairs ?L:,^' and well oiled. Many like them hobnailed Wear thick woolen sox and carry an extra, pair. Woolen underwear is still in vogue among hikers for winter. Outer clothing should be comfortable, never binding, strong and closely woven. Always carry an extra sweater or jacket to wear when not hiking. In winter wear cap and gloves. It is well to leave dry shoes, sox and blankets m the autos for the 67
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