Laurel Fork Lodge - bad experience

[MOWGLI]

Don't try and turn this into an argument Jack. That's not the point. When is there ever total agreement about anything about the trail? Especially on WB?

You are fiercely defensive of your friends. That's admirable. Especially when it comes to anything related to Bob Peoples. But it doesn't make Kincora "universally acknowledged" as the finest hiker facility on the AT. Lone Wolf is evidence of that.

[Lone Wolf]

Don't try and turn this into an argument Jack. That's not the point. When is there ever total agreement about anything about the trail? Especially on WB?

You are fiercely defensive of your friends. That's admirable. Especially when it comes to anything related to Bob Peoples. But it doesn't make Kincora "universally acknowledged" as the finest hiker facility on the AT. Lone Wolf is evidence of that.

Cloud 9 had/has potential to be one of the finest. has everything and more than kincora. wide open, plenty of tenting, big kitchen, private rooms, etc., etc.

[ofthearth]

Damn, Jeff, that's a pretty curt dismissal of Kincora, which is universally acknowledged as the finest hiker facility on the entire Trail.

Enjoy your cold soda.

No one should have to apologize for their opinion. There is no "universally acknowledged" anything on the AT. And if Whiteblaze teaches you nothing else, it should at least teach you that much.

OK, Mowgli, you're the teacher.

So tell us, then.....in your opinion, what hiker facilities are more highly regarded in the long distance A.T. community than Kincora?

Take as long as you need.

Jack, unless I missed something here I don't think that is/was the issue.

[Rusty_S]

Cloud 9 had/has potential to be one of the finest. has everything and more than kincora. wide open, plenty of tenting, big kitchen, private rooms, etc., etc.

don't forget the satellite tv, hot tub, pool table, beer and smokes allowed.

[MOWGLI]

Cloud 9 had/has potential to be one of the finest. has everything and more than kincora. wide open, plenty of tenting, big kitchen, private rooms, etc., etc.

Hiker Hostel (Josh & Leigh's place).
Shaws
The Cabin
Pine Ellis


Lots of superb places. That's what makes the trail great.

My fave in 2000? Hard to say. It was all good.

[Jack Tarlin]

No one's making an argument, Mowgli, so please, calm yourself.

But anyone that's been here more than a day or two knows that you enjoy jumping on my posts, regardless of the topic, and regardless of the worthiness of your criticism. If you're really interested in who starts arguments here, Mowgli, you might want to invest in a mirror.

But regardless of what Lone Wolf may think, let's get back to the simple question I asked of YOU. If there are any hiker facilities on the A.T. held in higher regard than Kincora, please feel free to tell us where they are located.

You still never answered.

[Lone Wolf]

No one's making an argument, Mowgli, so please, calm yourself.

But anyone that's been here more than a day or two knows that you enjoy jumping on my posts, regardless of the topic, and regardless of the worthiness of your criticism. If you're really interested in who starts arguments here, Mowgli, you might want to invest in a mirror.

But regardless of what Lone Wolf may think, let's get back to the simple question I asked of YOU. If there are any hiker facilities on the A.T. held in higher regard than Kincora, please feel free to tell us where they are located.

You still never answered.

where do you get your data as far as folks thinkin' kincora is the BEST hostel on the trail? there are many that are much better

[Lone Wolf]

Hiker Hostel (Josh & Leigh's place).
Shaws
The Cabin
Pine Ellis


Lots of superb places. That's what makes the trail great.

My fave in 2000? Hard to say. It was all good.

back in day, Shaws blew 'em all away

[Jack Tarlin]

Wolf, you've stated many times here that you don't particularly enjoy staying in hiker hostels and you tend to avoid them.

So one could fairly ask, where do YOU get your information? In that it evidently isn't first-hand knowledge.

But let's ask Wolf the same question: What presently operating hostels are spoken of more highly than Kincora?

[MOWGLI]

What presently operating hostels are spoken of more highly than Kincora?

Interesting... It's morphed from "universally acknowledged as the finest hiker facility on the entire Trail" to the above.

That was EXACTLY my point.

[Lone Wolf]

Wolf, you've stated many times here that you don't particularly enjoy staying in hiker hostels and you tend to avoid them.

So one could fairly ask, where do YOU get your information? In that it evidently isn't first-hand knowledge.

But let's ask Wolf the same question: What presently operating hostels are spoken of more highly than Kincora?

i used to stay at hostels early on, now only ones that have lots of tent space and are easily accessible to services. kincora has neither.

i'll ask you. besides you, who says kincora is the most highly spoken of?

in your opinion, it's the best. just your opinion. that's fine

[Lone Wolf]

Interesting... It's morphed from "universally acknowledged as the finest hiker facility on the entire Trail" to the above.

That was EXACTLY my point.

we should bow out. he's gonna have the last word no matter hat.

[Jack Tarlin]

The discussion hasn't "morped" in the slightest, Mowgli.

I'm not interested in debating places that operated "back in the day" or that closed their doors years ago.

I'm interested in places that are open NOW, i.e. this hiker season.

If there are any out there that are spoken of better, or are praised more often than Kincora, then we don't seem to be hearing about them.

[MOWGLI]

we should bow out. he's gonna have the last word no matter hat.

See ya! I'm headed to the movies.

[Rusty_S]

If there are any out there that are spoken of better, or are praised more often than Kincora, then we don't seem to be hearing about them.

Ron Haven's

[MOWGLI]

The discussion hasn't "morped" in the slightest, Mowgli.

I'm not interested in debating places that operated "back in the day" or that closed their doors years ago.

I'm interested in places that are open NOW, i.e. this hiker season.

If there are any out there that are spoken of better, or are praised more often than Kincora, then we don't seem to be hearing about them.

The self-proclaimed trail legend has spoken.

[Lone Wolf]

See ya! I'm headed to the movies.

we're goin' to Quinceys Pizza to critique it. later

[Jack Tarlin]

Ron Haven is a prince, no question about it, but we were talking about hostels and not motels.

Up until this month, Ron was not known as a hostel-keeper.

[Lone Wolf]

Ron Haven's

not a hostel. yet

[ofthearth]

See ya! I'm headed to the movies.

Wait! Don't go! This is entertaining.