[pct-l] RE The "Guide book" - Something Positive

[Jim Keener]

Hi Adam and others,

I am sorry you had a bad experience with the Guide
Book. When I hiked 900 miles in 2004, I had prepared
for the trail using Yogi's book, the Guides published
by Wilderness Press and the Data Book. I was glad to
have used all three. None of the books gave me
everything I wanted, neither were any of them
completely accurate. But using the three of them, Web
sites and this list gave me as good a background as I
think I could have gotten without hiking.

The tone of your message is biting and seems to imply
that Yogi is just another hiker. Well, if being a
Triple Crown completer, having hiked the PCT through
twice and about 1,200 miles of it on another trip
makes one just another hiker, that's right. But most
experienced backpackers who know her and know of her
might well disagree. And I'm not that experienced, but
I am one who disagrees with your characterization.

Best regards,
Jim Keener

--- Adam Bradley <tooloouk79852 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Here is a most excellent review of the PCT Handbook
> from some of this years hikers:
> 
>   
> At Stirrup Creek we sat and talked about life in
> general (girls), the PCT (and its lack of girls),
> and
> this thing called Yogi's PCT "Handbook", supposedly
> a
> requisite for doing the trail. Yogi is a
> 40-something
> year-old waitress from the mountainous state of
> Kansas
> who's hiked the PCT twice. This enables her to write
> such a book and promote it as necessary.
> 
> The four of us all agreed the book sets out to
> homogenize the trail experience and it not really
> needed like the guidebooks are, even though three of
> the four of us purchased it. "All the info within
> could be ascertained in a matter of minutes on the
> trail or in towns...once you've reached that
> point..."
> Whiptail quipped. "You can't expect to walk this far
> into the woods relying on a poorly researched,
> outdated book."
> 
> It is amazing how many folks had complaints about
> the
> information in this book this year.  In fact I did
> not
> hear any positive things being said about it.  Sure
> was happy I didn't get sucked in to buying another. 
> Yogi advised me to write over the mileage in mine
> since mine had been outdated by new mileage on the
> PCT.
> Thanks for the Tip YOGI!
> 
> Listo del Norte
> 
> Coming soon PCT mythbusters.  WE will be combing
> through all the mistakes, inconsistencies, rubbish
> in
> this "guidebook" amongst all the other things you
> don't need for a PCT hike.  Or things you shouldn't
> let yourself be afraid of or be worried about or
> cajoled into buying because you wouldn't be able to
> hike the PCT without it.
> 
> 
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