This slide comes from a series of photos taken during Herbert Wheaton Congdon's journey along the Long Trail from Mount Mansfield to the Brandon-Rochester Pass in 1914. Accompanying Congdon were three non commissioned officers of the 23rd Regiment NY National Guard, Company A.
The photographer, W.H. Ridley of Burlington, told Dean that he was born on July 2, 1862. He is the little boy on the horse at left. He spent the summer of 1865(?) at the hotel with his parents. "Couching Lion" is the previous name for Camel's Hump. Slide colored by Mrs. Perry.
