The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch has a 1 April 2007 article by staff writer Katherine Calos that describes a trekking business in along the Appalachian Trail in the Shenandoah National Park under the title "A hike anyone can enjoy."
The business operator is one Andy Nichols, who "leads the programs with other members of his 13-year-old Teamlink/Shenandoah Mountain Guides company. They have a contract with Aramark, which operates the lodges in the park.
"Nichols goes beyond what park rangers can offer during the rangers' spring season of daily activities beginning Friday. Free ranger-led hikes and other programs generally last for only an hour or two.
"For people who want to spend more time on the trail, the guided adventures at Skyland Resort and Big Meadows Lodge include inn-to-inn overnight trips.
"The concept was inspired by European traditions of hut-to-hut hiking in the mountains. The Shenandoah version is easier because luggage goes into a van instead of being backpacked."
The article describes it all in more detail.
Organized slack-packing. For a price.
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