[pct-l] Trail Information

[Adam Bradley]

Also, if you have a black marker you can just write
over the incorrect info which I know from experience
works really well!

listo del norte

expert en route to jedi
--- yogi <yogihikes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> FWIW, in the spring, I will post a printable update
> file on my website, so that people who purchased
> books
> before that date will be able to add current
> information to their data.  
> 
> I constantly collect information and revise the book
> for the next edition.  Do I always have all the
> information available?  no -- but I include things
> that I find helpful and things that other hikers
> have
> suggested.  Is all of the information in my book
> correct?  yes -- but only at the time it is printed.
> 
> Things change constantly.
> 
> Look for the update file on the www.pcthandbook.com
> website sometime in the spring.  I'll also post a
> message to PCT-L when the update is available.
> 
> Thanks for your support.
> 
> yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- david booth <dbooth at cyberone.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > In the great tradition of the PCT-L how about
> > starting to provide  
> > some really up-to-date information about the
> trail.
> > Like a 2006-7 update of Yogi's "update" so that
> 2007
> > hikers are armed  
> > with the latest trail information.
> > 
> > I am thinking of trail conditions (not water since
> > Asabat does this).
> > 
> > During my hikes on the PCT,  I have instituted a
> > rating system called  
> > "Aussie Approved".
> > It refers to mainly to campsites. The "Aussie
> > Approved campsites" are  
> > marked with twigs on the trail, in the shape of
> "AA"
> > and an arrow  
> > pointing to the site.
> > I think twigs are ecologically sound as they are
> > bio-degradable.
> > 
> > I particularly like high sites with views, usually
> > without water. I  
> > don't like camping in damp dingy valleys.
> > 
> > I also introduced an AAA rating system for lakes
> in
> > Oregon. For  
> > example: Crater Lake AAAA, Little Crater Lake AAA,
> > Brahma Lake AAA,  
> > Upper Deadfall Lake AAA, Cliff lake AAB, Dumbell
> > lake AAB, Elk Lake  
> > AAB, Summit Lake AAA, Rosary Lake AAA, Twin Ponds
> > ZZZ. I decided on  
> > the ratings based on scenic beauty, mosquito
> > numbers, campsites,  
> > huckleberries,water quality, weather etc. (very
> > subjective).
> > 
> > What about places where you lose the trail? I have
> a
> > few. The best  
> > was Mission Creek (Aussie Dave's shortcut).
> > 
> > Other miscellaneous stuff from 2006:
> > Elk Lake was said to be defunct but really lives
> and
> > you can send  
> > your boxes there again. They also serve nice food,
> > including a  
> > milkshake with 6 scoops of ice cream :-) You can
> > also leave a parcel  
> > at Olallie Lake store but can not send it there by
> > mail. Big Lake  
> > Youth Camp was a fantastic stop and mail drop, but
> > you need to check  
> > if it will be open (it closed on 3 September this
> > year).
> > 
> > Thanks again to all PCT-L listers and lurkers. It
> is
> > a great  
> > privilege to have completed the PCT as a section
> > hiker over four  
> > years, and to meet many of you in person. It is an
> > experience I will  
> > never forget.
> > I am hoping to do some more PCT-JMT hiking in
> 2007.
> > See ya on the trail.
> > best regards
> > David Booth
> > (Aussie Dave) aka Carmans Man
> > Canberra Australia
> > 
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