RE: [at-l] Vermont Section Hike

["Walt Daniels" <wdaniels@bestweb.net>]

In 93 we did that part northbound. Fortunately we did not have to stay at
the Governor Clinton Shelter just south of Killington. We could smell the
stale beer a few hundred yards away. It is very accessible by car. Every
place else we stayed was fine. But it was a while ago.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-at-l@backcountry.net [mailto:owner-at-l@backcountry.net]On
> Behalf Of MARKRESC@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 9:54 PM
> To: at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: [at-l] Vermont Section Hike
>
>
> Hi all,
> Myself and several friends will be doing a section hike in
> Vermont starting
> on Sept. 25.
> We will be starting on Rt 4 @ Killington and hiking south.  End
> point to be
> determined by how well we are doing.  :-)
> Just wondering if anyone on the list has any input regarding this section
> (ie.  the kind of stuff you don't find in the trail guides).
> I've heard some of the shelters in this area are often visited by
> locals who
> go there to party.  Are there any shelters that we should avoid
> at all costs?
> Any inside info would be appreciated.
>
> Also, any thru-hikers going to be heading through this section
> then or will
> they all have passed to the north by then?  Would love to meet up with a
> few...
>
> Thank you all for a great list and any info which you may be able
> to provide.
>
> Mark Warner  aka Frogman
>
> PS.  I posted several weeks ago about my trail partner (my yellow lab,
> Chelsea)
> who had been hit by a car.  Thank you all for your thoughts and
> prayers, she
> is just about fully recovered.  (which is a miracle since the Vet thought
> that she wasn't going to make it.)
> Unfortunately she won't be attending this hike.  Just a little
> too much too
> soon...
> Thanks again
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