Re: [at-l] Crawford Hostel in New Hampshire

["Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>]

Two things...

1st) Brian,  As someone(Mrs. Gorp?) already pointed out...  call AMC at 
Pinkham Notch to find out how to address packages to the hostel.  Also, in 
case you hadn't considered it, the hitch to the store near the intersection 
of route 16 is just as "easy" as the hitch to the hostel.  All traffic 
though that area tends to go through the whole way so if you prefer to shop, 
there is a supermarket to the "east" to pick up food instead of (or in 
addition to) the maildrop.  One more thing to consider...  the hostel is 
closed during the day.  I think the caretaker is on staff starting at 4:00 
or 5:00pm.  Pinkham Notch should be able to tell you.  If you get there 
early, you'll probably have to wait.

2nd) Art, It seems all AT documentation assumes that as you are going north, 
if you take a left off the trail, you are going west, and if you take a 
right off the trail, you are going right.  302 does go n/s through the Notch 
but for reference purposes, it's west to the hostel and east to the store.

I had no problems with this concept except in the White Mountains where I'm 
just too familiar with the roads/trail/etc.  Of course we went south through 
Zealand Notch on our northbound hike but very few NOBOs would agree with 
that statement...  :-)))

Mara
Stitches, GAME99


>From: ARTCLOUTMN@aol.com
>To: brian.robinson@compaq.com, at-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Crawford Hostel in New Hampshire
>Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 20:55:47 EDT
>
>
>In a message dated 10/19/00 3:26:09 PM, brian.robinson@compaq.com writes:
>
><< The 2000 Companion says that the Crawford Hostel, 3.7 miles west of
>Crawford
>
>Notch in New Hampshire is open year round.  >>
>
>How can the companion claim the hostel is west of the notch?  The notch 
>runs
>north south with the Hostel at the northen end of the notch.  Look at any
>road map to see this. Well, maybe route 302 which runs through the notch 
>runs
>North-North-West to South-south-East.  But I can't see how it could be 
>called
>3.7 miles west of Crawford Notch.
>
>                                             Art
>
>
>
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