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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Lodges


The lodges were very functional. One thing that I thought was great was the drying rooms. They have rooms that are like a dry sauna and filled with racks. You can do your wash and hang up your wet cloths (or just those that you were wearing), and they dry relatively quickly.

Lights were out every night at 10, as that is when they turn the generators off, and then they came on at 6:15 AM. This was your alarm clock.

Restrooms and showers were all in a big room and were unisex.

We did see some independent hikers. They stay in other shelters, but without any real amenities. Glad I had money!

One other interesting thing was drinking water. Only carried one liter with you. When you ran out, you just filled it from any of the streams. No filtering or anything. They said the have the water checked and it is some of the purest in the world. No problems!

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