Scott, thanks for looking into this. I am interested in joining the party but unsure whether we’ll be able to make a commitment. Our major flood-damaged-kitchen restoration project is now finally under contract with the guy saying “maybe May or June we’ll get to it…”
I was a member of PATC many decades ago, Meg and I met through PATC, I was Chair of the Mountaineering Section, then also VP of PATC for a year and then Treasurer, Meg and I maintained a 3 mile stretch of the AT, etc. So staying in one of these cabins would be like coming home! Most of the cabins are open to Members Only and when we were actively involved Members had a head start on getting reservations even for the Public cabins. An alternative I had thought of is the Watkins Glen State Park in New York. I know camping is available, maybe cabins? And for sure many motels in the area. But what made me think of the Glen, apart from the obvious photo opportunities, is that I attended my 50 Year High School reunion there a few years ago. The main event was a catered dinner held in a large building with plenty of space. If that is of interest I could see if any surviving classmates know what the arrangements were… Stan > On Apr 6, 2021, at 2:38 PM, Scott Loveless <sdlovel...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry if you get this twice. Looks like the Mailman software didn't like > my message the first time I sent it. . > > Alright, it looks like reserving cabins at any State park anywhere is fine, > so long as we don't need it before 2022. Plan B: The Potomac Appalachian > Trail Club maintains several cabins along the AT, which can be reserved up > to 60 days in advance. There is availability for many of the cabins for > the weekend of June 4/5, but I wouldn't expect them to last long. I am > unavailable the next weekend, June 11/12. Any weekend after that is fine, > though. I've compiled a list of cabins that have all of the following: > running water, indoor toilets, electricity, and parking at the cabin. I'm > ok with hiking in or using an outhouse, but I don't want to assume anyone > else is. So I'm playing it safe here. This list is in roughly north to > south order. > Gypsy Spring > Little Cove > Highacre > Glass House > Horwitz > Lambert > Huntley > Old Rag > Cliff's House > Dunlodge > > You can see details and some photos by going to > https://www.patc.net/PATC/Cabins/Where_They_Are/PATC/Cabins/Where_They_Are.aspx > and clicking on the interactive map. If we can get a few people > interested, and can agree on a weekend and maybe a preferred cabin and an > alternate or two, I'd be happy to try my level best to get us a > reservation. They require Friday and Saturday nights, but we can add > Thursday and/or Sunday if we want. We'll divvy up the rate once we're sure > who's going and how long we're all staying. Anyone traveling through or > near Harrisburg is welcome to ride down with me. I can probably take 2 > others, allowing room for groceries, coolers, liquor, luggage, and cameras. > > Anyway, if this looks interesting to anyone, I'm in. I am also open to > other suggestions. > > -- > Scott "the keeper of the banner" Loveless > Camp Hill, PA USA > http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ > __o > _'\<,_ > (*)/ (*) > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to pdml-le...@pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
