Whoa, whoa, whoa . . . . I did not "grade" Keith, nor do I "grade" any Angels. <div><br></div><div>Since Keith chose to post this message to the CDT-L, I feel compelled to reply. Keith has emailed me several times asking if he is listed in my book. I always replied that no, he was not in the book. Last week, Keith emailed again, and here is the response I sent to Keith:<div>
------------------------------------------------</div><div><span style>Hello Keith -</span><div style><br></div><div style>Several weeks ago you asked the same question, and at that time I replied that you are not in the book. I've tried to dodge this subject, but I suppose I should tell you the whole story. </div>
<div style><br></div><div style>You obviously have a great passion for helping hikers! But, I've received mixed reviews from hikers who have stayed with you. I won't go into details. I can tell you that when I receive a fair amount of negative comments from hikers about ANY place along the trail, then I exclude that place from my books. If I *did* include that place, then I would be responsible to print the negative comments. I'd rather not print negative comments. For that reason, there are a handful of places along the Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail which are excluded from my books.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>So, that's why you're not in the book. It seems like most hikers find you, anyway!</div><div style><br></div><div style>This is a touchy subject. I'm not intending to be <span class="il" style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">hurtful</span>, but I felt you deserved an explanation.</div>
<div style><br></div><div style>Thanks for all you do for hikers. </div><div style><br></div><div style>Yogi</div></div><div style>---------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style><br>
</div><div style><br></div><div style><br></div><div><div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 11:08 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ks1007@aol.com">ks1007@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div><strong>hello all</strong></div>
<div><strong>not having known that we were being "graded" by yogi and the hiker's and yogi finally being honest with me about why we are not included in her book - she said that she "received several complaints about me" - I always seemed to get along with the "older" hiker's better - maybe they are more forgiving of my post traumatic stresss disorder - PTSD - we are taking a step back and closing our house to hiker's - we will take a look at how it goes this year and reconsider in '13 - we loved the nobo's - I will still be available to p/u hiker's from bus/train stations and take them to the cheap motel in town and to transport them to the border for $25 a carload up from $20 the last 3 years - we also cache water along the way - I describe the trail from the border to town - several hiker's have done the trail without contacting me so it is possible - there is a bus that goes from deming to family dollar on the border - it's called corre camino's - don't forget the two really great places in town to eat - taco's mirasol for great mexican food and palma's for super italian food</strong></div>
<div><strong>sincerely</strong> <br>
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<div><strong><font size="3">Keith and Mary</font></strong></div>
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