[pct-l] RE Hike4Trails

[jeff.singewald at comcast.net]

Adam,

Good luck in this mission my friend.  I will post a donation in support of your efforts tonight.

My question though is this;  How in the world will you be able to complete this mission without the numerous water caches that are so accessible on the PCT?  Wow, it sounds as though you may need to actually carry water for 15-20 miles at a time.  I don't know how you will do it.  I can't imagine how you will make it :).

Let's talk when you get back about the JMT attempt!

Elevator

-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Adam Bradley <tooloouk79852 at yahoo.com> 

> Hello fellow walkers! 
> 
> This is Adam Bradley out here in Reno, NV. Last 
> year many of you were able to take part in my 
> Hike4Trails benefit for the PCT. Thanks to many of 
> you we where able to raise 4,200$ for land acquisition 
> along the PCT corridor. Well now it is 2007 and I 
> find myself heading off to walk the Arizona Trail. 
> Much like the PCT the AZT is far from complete. 
> Unlike my benefit last year which focused on all of 
> the unprotected portions of the PCT, this year my 
> benefit for the AZT will focus on one area in need of 
> protection. Working with Dave HIcks of the AZT we 
> have identified the area known as the White Canyon 
> Wilderness would be the appropriate choice for 2007. 
> The Arizona Trail Association must purchase the land 
> from the state, then turn around and dedicate it back 
> to the state so that it may be permanently protected. 
> If you or anyone you might know would be interested in 
> helping protect this area feel free to contact me at 
> the link below. This years benefit shouldn't set you 
> back too far because it is a much shorter trail than 
> the PCT. As always 100% of the proceeds go to the 
> Arizona Trail Association and will be acknowledged 
> with a letter for your tax purposes. 
> 
> On another note the AZT has no data book. Unlike the 
> PCT the AZT hiker has options on routing since 40 
> miles of the trails still aren't completed. No two 
> AZT hikers may ever walk the same exact path. I 
> wanted to have the ability to see how far to water, 
> what elevation, landmarks, etc. while on the move. So 
> I created my own data book. In the spirit of helping 
> future AZT thru hikers I would gladly email you a copy 
> of the spreadsheet so that you may print up and use at 
> will. I hope to put it up on the internet so that 
> folks may download at will, however I have no 
> experience with that. If anyone out on the lists has 
> that experience and would be willing to help with that 
> please contact me. Until then just contact me and I 
> will email you a attachment. Of course I will be 
> updating it as I head north, so by mid May I should 
> have a pretty accurate data book. The format is the 
> same as the PCT data book. 
> 
> Well I hope all of you have a wonderful 2007 hiking 
> season and I hope to see you on the trail! 
> 
> Take Care, 
> Adam Bradley 
> web.mac.com/hike4trails 
> 
> 
> 
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