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In 2006 there was a hiker couple that sent a package to BSL, got a meal, <BR>
shower, etc and when presented with the bill refused to pay it. They argued about <BR>
the price until Tim reduced the price to suit them. He wasn't happy. Had it been me, <BR>
I'd have called the Sheriff. He's been a whole lot nicer to some hikers than they <BR>
deserve. <BR>
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There were other prior incidents as well. <BR>
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Jim <BR><BR><A href="http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/">http://www.spiriteaglehome.com/</A><BR>
<BR><BR><BR> <BR>> From: rbelshee@hotmail.com<BR>> To: cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR>> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:49:39 -0700<BR>> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge<BR>> <BR>> This was just the last straw in a series.<BR>> <BR>> When I went through in 2007 I spent quite a while trying to repair the <BR>> damage from some 2006 hikers when they berated him in front of his customers <BR>> for the trail damage done by his horses. He said he tried to move the <BR>> discussion to the side and have a reasonable exchange (including how much <BR>> trail maintenance is done by horsemen), but the hikers instead continued to <BR>> berate him in front of his clients. He was irate and ready to cut off CDT <BR>> hikers at that point. The 2008 hiker that broke into his cabin was the last <BR>> straw of a series of hikers who were purely focused on their own agendas <BR>> instead of the long term relationships we all rely on. Sigh.<BR>> <BR>> That said, there are some really beautiful alternative routes that open up <BR>> in the Winds by not diverting south to Big Sandy.<BR>> <BR>> Steady<BR>> <BR>> --------------------------------------------------<BR>> From: "shane wohlken" <darkbodhi@yahoo.com><BR>> Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 2:38 PM<BR>> To: <cdt-l@backcountry.net><BR>> Subject: [Cdt-l] Big Sandy Lodge<BR>> <BR>> ><BR>> > Just an FYI on Big Sandy Lodge, I e-mailed Tim at BSL regarding whether <BR>> > they still accept packages for thru-hikers, and this is the response he <BR>> > e-mailed to me:<BR>> ><BR>> > "Hi, Due to a break-in of my cabin for a hiker to get his package last <BR>> > season,we won't be doing this service any longer, it will be removed from <BR>> > the website. Tim"<BR>> ><BR>> > So it doesn't look good folks :-(<BR>> ><BR>> > The Gimp<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Cdt-l mailing list<BR>> Cdt-l@backcountry.net<BR>> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/cdt-l<BR></body>
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