[Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge

[Jim and_or Ginny Owen]

In 2006 there was a hiker couple that sent a package to BSL, got a meal, 

shower, etc and when presented with the bill refused to pay it.  They argued about 

the price until Tim reduced the price to suit them.  He wasn't happy.  Had it been me, 

I'd have called the Sheriff.  He's been a whole lot nicer to some hikers than they 

deserve.  

 

There were other prior incidents as well.  

 

Jim 

http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/




 
> From: rbelshee at hotmail.com
> To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:49:39 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge
> 
> This was just the last straw in a series.
> 
> When I went through in 2007 I spent quite a while trying to repair the 
> damage from some 2006 hikers when they berated him in front of his customers 
> for the trail damage done by his horses. He said he tried to move the 
> discussion to the side and have a reasonable exchange (including how much 
> trail maintenance is done by horsemen), but the hikers instead continued to 
> berate him in front of his clients. He was irate and ready to cut off CDT 
> hikers at that point. The 2008 hiker that broke into his cabin was the last 
> straw of a series of hikers who were purely focused on their own agendas 
> instead of the long term relationships we all rely on. Sigh.
> 
> That said, there are some really beautiful alternative routes that open up 
> in the Winds by not diverting south to Big Sandy.
> 
> Steady
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "shane wohlken" <darkbodhi at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:38 PM
> To: <cdt-l at backcountry.net>
> Subject: [Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge
> 
> >
> > Just an FYI on Big Sandy Lodge, I e-mailed Tim at BSL regarding whether 
> > they still accept packages for thru-hikers, and this is the response he 
> > e-mailed to me:
> >
> > "Hi, Due to a break-in of my cabin for a hiker to get his package last 
> > season,we won't be doing this service any longer, it will be removed from 
> > the website. Tim"
> >
> > So it doesn't look good folks :-(
> >
> > The Gimp
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
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