At the beginning of March 2019, I contacted Leave No Trace Adventures and quickly received a reply from Christie, the owner of this company. We worked together for several weeks to set up dates and a hiking schedule, in addition to a place to stay while there in Kentucky, for the timeframe of May 14th - May 20th. Everything was looking good until about one week before I was scheduled to leave Florida. I then called Christie and she then sent me a confirmation of the hiking schedule, to include a discount for all the delays and uncertainty of the trip.
Christie was fully aware of the distance I was traveling to hike with her company. She had my home phone, cell phone and description of the vehicle I would driving. Christie also recommended booking my accommodation with Red River Gorge Cabin Rentals. Christie asked that I not book on-line with Red River Gorge Cabin Rentals but directly with that company, which I did. I booked Pine Cove cabin on March 23, 2019 and on March 24, 2019 I received a call from my credit card company regarding two fraudulent charges that had been made to my credit card, in addition to the payment of the cabin rental.
This was very special trip for me on several levels and for many personal reasons. My daughter and son-in-law were gracious enough to house sit and take care of my dog while I was traveling. I was driving from Florida to Campton, KY to take four scheduled hikes with Leave No Trace Adventures. I was at the designated meeting place, "Under the big flag pole at the Slade Welcome Center", at 7:30 a.m. May 15, 2019. I waited there until 8:30 a.m. and NO ONE SHOWED UP, no phone call, no text message and no e-mail! Needless to say, I did not even attempt to meet up the following day. As of today, May 22, 2019 I have not heard one word from Christie owner of Leave No Trace Adventures. Had I known that Christie's company was going to be a no show I would have made other arrangements. Given the fact that my leave date was so close I wasn't given the opportunity to make any other hiking arrangements, plus my cabin rental at Red River Gorge Cabin Rentals was non-refundable. read more