[at-l] Alert: A.T. Volunteers, USFS Eastern Divide District

[Carla & Dave Hicks]

Right below Sarver Cabin Shelter -- to the trail-east, in the parking lot to 
Caldwell Fields, a popular weekend hangout spot for Tech students

See:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/216886

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/217077

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/217043

Chainsaw

BTW -- There is a train from that parking lot up to the area of the old cabin 
and then to the shelter.  However, having a very poor opinion of the average 
preps willingness to work, and having humped up that hill to build the shelter 
& do other work there, I doubt that there is any danger to AT hikers.  Nearly 
all the violence linked to the AT takes place at trailheads or other easy 
access points, albeit the advent of outlaw ATVer is changing that, some.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Felix J" <AThiker at smithville.net>
Cc: <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Alert: A.T. Volunteers, USFS Eastern Divide District


Charles W. Davidson wrote:
>
> Most of you are now probably aware that last week two Virginia Tech
> college students were shot and killed at Caldwell Fields, a USFS
> camping area off of Rt. 621. This site is in the vicinity of the A.T.
> While there are no implications for the A.T., I have just been briefed
> by the USFS Eastern Divide Ranger District LEO about investigative
> activities in the area. I want to share that information with
> volunteer leaders in the Southwest and Central Virginia Region. Please
> distribute this information to your club membership as needed.
>
>
>
>

Chase,
I hadn't heard about this. What is the closest AT-point to where this
happened?  What do you know about the murders themselves?



-- 
Felix J. McGillicuddy
ME-->GA '98
"Your Move"
ALT '03 KT '03
http://Felixhikes.tripod.com/




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