EARTH Lodgers who will be joining us should arrive Friday the 20th to have time for unloading and setting up your room before we leave for the mountains at 4PM. The cabin only sleeps 12 but if everyone joins us we can set up a tent annex!
The cabin is located down in Nicholson Hollow and will not have cell service, electricity or running water but a river is nearby, and the cabin has a wood cook stove and a fireplace. Our brief stay should give us a good sense of what it would be like to live in a low-tech world like George Stewart describes in Earth Abides.
To learn more about the history of the area check the Virginia Trail Guide blog entry about Corbin Cabin and review this outline of Appalachian geography and stay tuned to our blog for some basic camping, backpacking and gear tips...
Finally, be sure to read Stewart's novel Earth Abides before you arrive on campus so you'll be ready for group discussion during the trip. Copies will be available in the campus bookstore if you're in town early or you can order your own through Amazon.
