[pct-l] hostel

[Bob Bankhead]

Respectfully, I seriously doubt Stabler would be economically feasible, even
considering that most thru-hikers take the shorter (14 road vs. 35 trail
miles) road walk from Cascade Locks to Panther Creek campground and must
pass the store midway to Panther Creek. It is still only 7.6 miles from
Cascade Locks - a traditional re-supply/zero day on-trail stop. Hikers
taking the PCT from Cascade Locks will cross the wind River Road 1 mile
north of Stabler. Logically, it would make a nice resupply stop for them,
but an unlikely layover point, as they've only been on trail for 2 days
since Cascade Locks.

I doubt you'd get much overnight tourist traffic either, with Cascade Locks,
Portland, and Vancouver just a few miles further south. More to the point,
the current owner couldn't make it as a store and gas station; what chance
would a hostel have?




-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Dan Jacobs
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2013 12:34 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] hostel

Stabler store, Stabler, WA, might still be available. It was for sale,
closed down, on a major road into the forest for all kind of activities,
close to PCT.

Dan Jacobs
Washougal