[at-l] Bed and Breakfasts

[Felix J]

Ken Bennett wrote:
>
>
> 2008/2/17 Caleb Bartley <calebbartley at gmail.com 
> <mailto:calebbartley at gmail.com>>:
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>     I love this list and I'm hoping that y'all can help me.  My wife
>     and I are planning our 2008 thru and our parents want to come out
>     and hike for a section, but they want to slack pack if possible. 
>     My dad heard about a section of the Trail where a person could
>     stay in a B&B then hike all day while their luggage is shuttled to
>     another B&B a day's hike away.  Apparently a person can do this
>     for several days.  I've looked and can't find anything online
>     about such a service.  Have any of you heard of such a thing and,
>     if so, do you know where I can go to get more information?
>
>
> I saw a story in our local paper about someone who does this in 
> Shenandoah National Park. You could also arrange some slackpacking 
> around several towns and stay in nice B+B's -- though I don't think 
> you'd get the inn-to-inn feel that way. Damascus, Va., might be a good 
> spot. There are several very nice B+B's there, and it should be 
> possible to spend a couple of days slackpacking in that area, with 
> shuttles to and from town each day.

It's also sorta possible to do the same sort of thing in southern 
Maine...around Andover. But, that'll be 4+ months into your hike.  (And, 
now that I think about it, I'm not certain Pine Ellis is still in 
Andover. Weary, you know anything about it?)


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Felix J. McGillicuddy
ME-->GA '98
"Your Move"
ALT '03 KT '03
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