these days?
Does the allure to stop there still exist?
these days?
Does the allure to stop there still exist?
I sort of hope so. Rusty is an interesting (strange, complicated?) guy. But he ran by far the most interesting hostel of the many, many I stayed at in 1993. I hope he remains open and that the free-loaders who took advantage of his largess stay away.Originally Posted by lobster
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I only stayed there for 12 days.
I was there for about a week in '91...mind you, part of that time was dealing with a kidney stone. I'm glad it happened at Maupin Field Shelter so that Rusty and friends could save me!Originally Posted by lobster
I was just down to see him last week. He now has electricity...and the frisbee golf course is a nice new touch. He recently hurt his leg--he should really see a doctor. But the same old Rusty. Hadn't seen him in 15 years!
--Jim (Tigger '91)
your kidding electricity now neoOriginally Posted by cloudparty
I first thought, "how sad. The Hard Time Hollow with electricity." In '93 it was like going to an earlier era. Butter, watermellons and beer in the cold spring house.Originally Posted by neo
But then I remembered how stranded I felt last week when my electricity was off for four hours. Rusty has as much right to electricity as the rest of us.
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i stayed there oct 2002,rusty is a great guy,but to many free loader take advantage of him,he makes great pancakes,i still have a rustys hard time hollow t shirt neoOriginally Posted by weary
As do I, and it will last forever unless I can lose some weight!Originally Posted by neo
stayed at rustys for one night in 95'.wild time,i didnt drink back then but alot of other people did and at 3am in the mornning they were all howling at the moon and dancing on top of the bunkhouse.
still enjoyed it though.do they still drink the soda and then you have to hit the empty can with a wiffle ball bat?
FREEWINDS.
"Freeloading" works both way. Caveat emptor. Things ain't what they seem.
The Hollow was unique. I remember the "aluminum driveway", the truck blaring James rown, the springhouse full of beer cans floating in the pool, the awesome library with books on Oriental Ornamental horticulture and nuclear physics. Most of all I remembered how he really helped me after my pack frame blew out on The Priest....Very interesting guy. Still have the grey tee shirt, someone in Honolulu knew of the Hollow when I was riding the bus there some years ago.
I went by the entrance to Rusty's on the Blue Ridge Parkway last week. There was a for sale sign: $950,000.
If not NOW, then WHEN?
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Marta:
Is there a land trust in the area. If so, some one should alert them. I'm too far away -- and too old -- to help. But I've spent most of the past two decades creating land trusts and making them work.
We have a small window of time to provide buffers to the trail. Once prosperity returns. And it will. Rusty's, though it is not directly on the trail, is near enough to be a valuable buffer for both the trail and the parkway.
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marta did you make them an offer?
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It's amazing what a little electricity will do for the real estate value...
Sheesh.
As I understand, the local regulations call for 25 acres to build improvements. He has 16 acres. Seems doubtful anyone would pay that kind of money, even on the Blue Ridge, for property with no chance of building.