Hello second helpings. The huts also function as the corner taverns of the high country. Each has a large dining area with long picnic-type tables and benches. After dinner the backgammon boards, trail maps, and wrinkled paperbacks come out. Coffee and tea flows.
Tongues begin to wag.
We exchanged hellos, but it wasn't till we met again at Lakes of the Clouds that we had a chance to talk at length. These Old Hills - Writer Tom Dunkel takes a look at the history and legends of the White Mountains. The most colorful characters tend to be the Appalachian Trail pilgrims. They stop in at the huts to repair equipment or do a few chores in exchange for a hot meal. Doyle is living proof that clothes don't make the outdoors man.