Date: 2010-08-24
From: Lincoln

To: Lonesome Lake Hut
Miles today: 0.0

The services for Tom's father, Clyde went really well Saturday. All of the family held up well. The preacher did an amazing job with the service. After the service, a lunch was given at the VFW 3349 in Palatka. They also did a wonderful tribute to Mr. Porter giving such a nice buffet. We hiked on a short trail near our house the other day and it brought back such wonderful memories of being in the woods. Of course the horse flies ran us off. We also went kayak fishing on Sunday. We caught lots of fish but none were large enough to keep. Wild Poodle sent lots of photos and her usual email which I have posted below. Happy hiking. Go GIRLS!!! or LADIES as you are being called. Look at the photos under the photo tab.From Wild Poodle:hi everyone, we have hiked over hinsman trail now. was quite steep up and down the mountain peaks. once again the summits are worth all the effort and work. toward the end of the hike we decided to stop at lonesome lake hut for possibility of work for stay which we received. the staff working the hut was young...a fill-in crew for one day and night for the change-over of the spring and fall staffs. they were very nice to us. we're being dubbed "the ladies" by those on the trail. we don't mind as we seem to be treated very well because of our age and demeanor. at the hut we were encouraged to eat after the guests (it was a full house) with crew...to have 2nd, 3rd and even 4th helpings of dinner. it was amazing: big chunks of roast beef with gravy, mashed potatoes, english peas, a corn dish, home made bread and berry cobbler! our work was to wash all the dishes, glasses, pots, etc. of course we did an excellent job, even washing down all the counter tops and arranging all in good order and appearance. the staff was canoeing on the lake while we worked. they were so pleased, they have recommended us to the future huts up the trail! cahoda and i slept on the dining room floor and croft down on the dock. next morning all we had to do was sweep the dining room floor after another great meal. glencliff is a striving tourist town for city people from boston, providence, new york, etc. chet, who runs the hostel where the hikers stay here, told me that next to yellowstone this area has the most visitors year 'round - lots of hiking, kayaking and later winter sports. also there is a place that takes in deserted bear cubs and trains them to do tricks. apparently, they are very good to the bear and it is big draw for visitors. there are no closed store fronts that i have noticed. the weather is bad today so all hikers were encouraged to stay out of the whites until it clears. it gives me an opportunity to update this msg and to see a movie later today. cindy (allright) has down loaded some photos starting with our arrival in hanover, nh and through some of the hikes. i had a request from sherry to show some of the big rocks we're climbing so tried to show some scenes to you. the flat lander picture is special to allright, halfleft, cahoda and me because we dubbed ourselves the florida flatlanders when starting the hike. tx for encouragement msgs! love to each of you, barbara/wp