[pct-l] Where are maps useful?

[Brick Robbins]

I think that your are going to find that most hiker consider the
guidebooks essential, both the maps and the textual descriptions.Most
folks cut up the guidebooks and send them to themselves in the
resupply boxes. I wold skip the extra maps for the Sierra, you don't
need them if you have the guidebooks. The navigation in the Sierra is
some of the easiest on the whole trail, even in deep snow.

Over the years, I've found that queries like this typically come from
AT alumni: are you one? No disrespect if you are, but the PCT is a
different ball of wax from the Long Green Tunnel.



On Dec 3, 2007 11:54 AM, Eric Payne <vaporjourney at gmail.com> wrote:
> I plan on buying the Johnathon Ley mapset for the Sierras, but was wondering
> about other areas where a map would be very helpful.  I would like to just
> print the maps from hikertrash.net instead of purchasing the guidebook set
> to save some cash.   However, I don't want to print 50+ pieces of paper from
> the hikertrash site to cover the entire trail.  So...I'm wondering if there
> are a few problematic areas on the trail where a map would be very helpful.
> I'm sure that most of the trail is straightforward and a map unnecessary,
> but if there are some confusing areas, it would be nice to print out maps
> for these specific sections.
>
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