[pct-l] Yogi's PCT Book in PDF

[Pea Hicks]

Jon Danniken wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pea Hicks"
>> so, above you referred to this as "my map." so, did you own it, or make
>> an illegal copy of it, or what? did you memorize it and head off down
>> the trail with the map entirely in your head?
> 
> 
> In my head.  I call them my maps because they are USGS maps, which contain 
> geographic information that belongs to ALL of us, so they are "my maps" as 
> much as they are "your maps".

and these god-given maps (which apparently were not created by humans 
for the benefit of other humans), which you store in your head, are your 
ONLY source of information about the pct?

> 
>> my point is that you yourself are guilty of consulting 3rd party sources
>> as an intermediary between you and the pct, something which you're now
>> condemning on the list.
> 
> 
> No.  What I condemned was Yogi writing her book to "...introduce 
> long-distance hiking to people who haven't hiked before."

ok, and you're trying to introduce some concepts of self-reliance to 
people who have not attempted to be self-reliant before. so why should 
we listen to you?

> 
> Comparing a USGS Quad with Yogi's book is like comparing the Farmer's Market 
> to a Wal*Mart.

yet both are examples of 3rd party sources enabling others to achieve or 
obtain something which, presumably, they themselves would not be able to 
achieve/obtain without such assistance.

if i took the position that maps or information of *any* sort is for 
tenderfeet who do not belong in the wilderness (and i'm sure there are 
folks like this out there), then i could very easily be pigeonholing YOU 
the way you're attempting to pigeonhole others here.

> 
> As I have stated before, we should not be making it easier for hikers, 
> because the end result will *ONLY* be packing more people on an already 
> crowded trail.

if you're concerned about crowding on the trail, i suggest you be the 
first to put your money where your mouth is and stay off the pct.

> 
> If you are so hellbent on stomping your big footprint on society to inflate 
> your ego-driven sense of altruism, then introduce people to softball or 
> bowling, but for the love of God PLEASE leave the PCT alone..

what if i don't happen to have any interest whatsoever in softball or 
bowling?

...and speaking of "ego-driven sense of altruism," pot/kettle/black...



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