[pct-l] who has custody of the Manning registers?

[cmkudija at earthlink.net]

David,

AFAIK, there is NO formal custody of any of the PCT registers.   At some
time this may be a PCTA function, but right now it isn't.  Believe it or
not, the PCTA is actively working on physical trail issues, including
fundraising to acquire land to protect the trail and the trail corridor.
This latter effort takes more time and people than I've ever realized.

This said, there are several individuals who have expressed a strong
interest to acquire and perhaps to develop an archiving system for trail
registers, including lists of thru-hike completers.  I have encouraged these
individuals when they've talked to me to talk to the main PCTA office and
have tried to give as much verbal support as I can to their ideas and
passions for hiker history.  Or herstory :) - whatever.    I'm going to
suggest that a volunteer archivist be appointed and empowered to track down
registers and obtain either the genuine articles or copies, so that the
human history of the PCT can be maintained.

Christine "Ceanothus" Kudija (PCT Board Member, term expiring 2008)
PCT partially '94

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-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]On
Behalf Of David Plotnikoff
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:47 AM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] who has custody of the Manning registers?

Hello from a longtime list lurker.

And, lest I forget, a big, hearty cheer to Scott Williamson on his
great performance -- an ongoing inspiration to so many of us. Bravo.
Running into Scott, even for just a few minutes, nobo in Cascade
Locks was a high point for me this year. As was running into him sobo
near Hyatt Lake in 04. I doubt any of the thousands of people he
encountered on the trail will forget those meetings.

I hope the communal brain trust here can shed some light on a
question that's been nagging at me since I signed in at Manning on
9/4: Who has ultimate custody of the registers after the season is
concluded? There's a plenitude of unique, important information
contained therein -- a literal written record of our subculture. (To
wit: Wouldn't it be interesting someday to go back and
compare/contrast the statements recorded by Scott, Billy Goat, etc.
in various years as their hiking careers progressed?) Anyone know
where these things live in perpetuity?

Thanks for your consideration.

David Plotnikoff
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