Hello Ilene and David! Thanks so much for your hospitality. I had so much fun visiting your place and getting to know you guys. I would rate your hostel as among the very finest along the whole length of the AT. Thanks again, with best wishes, "Plain Ol' Ray" P.S. Jenny is sending you a copy of my new book, "Trail Life."

Hey David and Ilene! I hope all is going well with both of you. I just wanted you two to know I didn't forget about you and I will still send you my Katahdin picture eventually. Thanks for the hospitality at your house for the 3 days I stayed there. Best wishes, and keep doing what you do.

Hi Miss Ilene, Package received this afternoon and many, many thanks. All seems intact (not that I was worried, just thought you'd want to know.) I will be mailing postage but please let me know if I didn't send enough, because I don't know what the blue mountain goat stamp is worth. Your helpfulness is greatly appreciated, and I thank, thank, THANK you. God bless, Theresa.

Just wanted to say howdy from down here in Texas, and again wanted to thank you for all the help you gave me back in 95. Want to let you kno that I will hopefully be back sometime in september of next year (2010) on my next thru hike.

Ilene, thanks for your response to my email today. We are planning to stay at Ellis Hiking Lodge mid-August. We will contact you when you schedule is set. Thanks again!