[at-l] Shelters from hell.......

[wdaniels@bestweb.net (Walter Daniels)]

>
> I totally agree with what you say about the Governor Clement Shelter...I
> stayed there this past August....BUT...in addition....this
> shelter is on a
> dirt road and is frequented by GOOD OLD BOYS...usually late at
> night...after
> 11...A guy drove up on his all terrain  vehicle equipped with
> deer jacking
> lites...Let me tell you Jack...he lit that place up like High
> Noon...right to
> the deepest  and darkest reaches of the shelter...We had heard
> the warnings
> about the goings-on there from a couple who had stayed there a
> couple nite
> earlier...but I stayed with two guys who had a large dog and
> thought we'd be
> safe...The dogs barking and growling did finally get this "prick" to
> retreat...ALL OF THE PUBLICATIONS WARN HIKERS NOT TO STAY
> THERE....ITS GOOD
> ADVICE!!!!!
>
Doesn't sound like it has gotten any better than when we skipped it about 8
or 9 years ago. We could smell it from quite a ways away, eau de stale beer.
Hopefully someone from GMC reads this list. That shelter really needs to be
moved far-far away.