40 cent Snickers
Take Time to Watch the Trees Dance with The Wind........Then Join In........
2012 - $15 thermal top the day I left and the day BEFORE it dropped into the 20's at night.Originally Posted by wornoutboots
40 cent Snickers
Old Hiker
AT Hike 2012 - 497 Miles of 2184
AT Thru Hiker - 29 FEB - 03 OCT 2016 2189.1 miles
Just because my teeth are showing, does NOT mean I'm smiling.
Hányszor lennél inkább máshol?
I love hearing good reports like this..
Isn't that the truth. Fixation on being offended and negativity becomes a swirling vortex that if not careful will suck ya into it.
Uncle Johnneys is a great and inexpensive hostel. furthermore.. They run 3 shuttles a day (at least they did when I thru hiked in 2006) so you can always get to the restaurants and buffets!
Its a good place.
But to be real...its somewhat a dump. Reminiscent of a Fish camp.
No way wife would stay there.
Thats Ok. Not pretending to be more.
Location, Location, Location.
Private rooms way overpriced for what they are. Just go to hotel in town if thats what want.
Last edited by MuddyWaters; 12-21-2016 at 10:29.
Snacktime and I stopped in on our Spring 2014 hike, and Johnny himself took time to regale us with local tales and his personal history with the trail and hikers. It is clear he is a caring, genuinely nice guy dedicated to role as provider and friend. I'm hoping to get there myself....as a hiker....someday and see him again.
"Maybe life isn't about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it's about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it."
I stayed there this past October. We pulled in late afternoon after a 20 mile day in sideways rain. Uncle Johnny got us checked in quick. Got pizzas and beer ordered for us which was waiting for us when we got out of the welcomed hot showers. He also took us to town for resupply, breakfAst the next day, repaired a hiking pole and gave excellent advice for a stealth camping spot for the next night. Two thumbs up.
I spent a total of six days there in 2014. Had some bad ice and snow. A hiker from Germany came in and had lost his coat somewhere on the trail. Sarge was there at the time and gave him a coat. It was not a new coat or anything but I thought it was a very nice gesture.
"The difficult can be done immediately, the impossible takes a little longer"
MERICA!
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My son and I stayed there for several days after a big snow storm forced us off the trail in 99. Thanks to Johnny and Bob Peoples we were able to make the most of a sucky two weeks.
Cheers,
Spoppy
Ex Umbris Ad Lucem
He was very nice to me when I only picked up mail drops sent to his place but then went to the Holiday Inn. I wanted to pay, but he would not accept it. Atmosphere was good.Oh, and then (1999) Ms Janet provided shuttles thereabouts, including helping coordinate a small memorial for a fellow hiker, Green Mountain Man, who had died just short of Uncle Johnny's.
You never know just what you can do until you realize you absolutely have to do it.
--Salaun
Glad to see this. I have used them for shuttles 3 times and they have always been good. I have never stayed there because the holiday inn express is so near.
There are so many miles and so many mountains between here and there that it is hardly worth thinking about
They are good people,and good people tend to do good deeds. We only stopped in to replace a tent,but they were very helpful,and even mailed our damaged one home.
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