[Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge

[Jim and_or Ginny Owen]

Mmm - I think it was more than 1 in 30, Sly.  
 
And I think the money involved wasn't worth the hassle.  Given some of the things that 
happened, it wouldn't have been for me, anyway.  
 
Just like on the AT - the few who cause trouble screw up the deal for those who don't.  
At one time, Baltimore Jack challenged me to come up with 2 dozen places that had been 
closed on the AT because of hiker misbehavior (generally alcohol related).  Took me all of 
10 minutes to send him the list - and I didn't even have to think hard about it. 
 
C'ya later - next week maybe?
Jim

http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/



 
> Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 13:03:01 -0700
> From: hikertrash at gmail.com
> CC: cdt-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge
> 
> Jim and_or Ginny Owen wrote:
> > He's been a whole lot nicer to some hikers than they 
> > deserve. 
> > <http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/>
> 
> And what about the hikers that cause no grief? If one customer in 30 
> causes problems, do you close shop?
> 
> Sly
> 
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> > > 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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