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Plan an Adirondacks hiking trip with Claude connectors

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Lance Whitney used Claude with TripAdvisor, AllTrails, Viator and Spotify connectors to map hotels, trails and guides near Mount Marcy.

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My wife and I are planning a summer hiking trip to the Adirondacks and want to hike Mount Marcy. Find hotel rooms near Mount Marcy, map out hiking trails around it, and show any guided hikes or tours in the area.

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Plan a hiking trip around one mountain or park: where to stay, which trails and whether a guide makes sense.

Questions to ask me first:
- Where and when are you going, and for how many nights?
- What's your hiking experience and fitness level?
- What's your nightly lodging budget?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Destination and main hike: [AREA / PEAK]
- Dates: [DATES]
- Group and experience: [WHO / LEVEL]
- Lodging budget per night: [BUDGET]
- Tools I have connected (TripAdvisor, AllTrails, Booking.com, etc.): [CONNECTORS]

Rules:
- Use the connected services and say which one each result came from.
- For each trail, give distance, elevation gain, typical time and difficulty.
- If one service has nothing, say so, then search elsewhere and label those results.
- Remind me to check trail conditions, permits and weather before going.

Checkpoint: Show lodging options first and ask which area I prefer before matching trails to it.

If you get stuck: If prices or availability can't be confirmed, label them as estimates and give the booking page.

Verify before you finish: Check that each hotel's distance to the trailhead is stated and realistic.

Output: A short list of places to stay, a table of matching trails and any guide services, with links.

Done when: I have a place to stay and a trail plan I can book and save.

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Outcome

Lance Whitney and a spouse wanted a summer hiking trip to New York's Adirondacks, so Whitney added Claude connectors for TripAdvisor (hotels), AllTrails (trails), Viator (guided tours) and Spotify (music for the drive). Asked for hotel rooms near Mount Marcy, Claude asked whether to use Booking.com or TripAdvisor, then showed a map with 15 hotels, their star ratings and average prices. A separate chat pulled trails around Mount Marcy from AllTrails, and trail maps could be saved to the AllTrails app. Viator had no guided hikes for the area, so Claude switched to local licensed guide services and found several that fit. After Whitney signed in to Spotify, it built classic rock playlists for the long drive. Whitney says the connectors definitely helped plan and map out the trip.

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by Lance Whitney (ZDNET)
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/claude-ai-connectors-hands-on-planning-a-trip

Context: This covers the planning only; the trip hadn't happened yet. Spotify playlists need a Premium account. The article contains affiliate links.

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