[pct-l] Did anybody notice PCT-L turned 10?

[kevin at antelecom.net]

I went back and found my first post in March 1997, and was
amused to see that it was a question about ORV-caused damage
that I saw dayhiking on Liebre Mtn.  It was from that post
that I met Pete Fish and got involved with The Trail, and
since about 2001 I've stewarded that stretch (NW San
Gabriels) as a volunteer Area Coordinator.  I've found it a
really satisfying thing to do and quite enjoy working with
other PCTA people.  While I am not a LD hiker, I really like
the concept of a PCT and reality of a PCT.  ALso, I have
learned a lot from the PCT hikers that has helped me have
better hiking trips. Thanks, Brick and Ryan, and everyone
else from whom I have learned...

Kevin Corcoran

----- Original Message Follows -----
From: Jeffrey Olson <jolson at olc.edu>
To: 
Cc: PCT-L <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Did anybody notice PCT-L turned 10?
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 09:47:09 -0700

>The discussions from those early days really aren't much
>different than  what we talk about now... 
>
>http://www.backcountry.net/arch/pct/
>
>I went back to December 1996 and don't recognize that any
>of the email  addresses/peoples names are still active
>today.  Is anyone still on here  from them, other than
>Brick and Ryan?
>
>Jeff, just Jeff
>
>Brick Robbins wrote:
>> Last month, PCT-L turned 10 years old. Did anybody
>>notice? 
>> In 1996, the year after my PCT hike, I created the first
>> website for the PCTA, back before hardly anyone knew what
>>the Internet was. 
>> Back them, when way more folks had email than web
>> browsers, Internet mailing lists were "the way to go." I
>> wound up on AT-L and started looking for a service to
>> host a similar list for the PCT. Ryan volunteered his
>>system at hack.net and PCT-L was born. 
>> Before PCT-L, you ordered your guidebooks, and mailed
>> Wilderness Press for the printed updates. You read
>> Ryback's book and maybe Cindy Ross' as well. You talked
>> to some friends who had done the PCT if you were lucky
>enough to have any, or the sales people at REI, but you
>> were pretty much on your own as far as planning and
>> resources went. It was very hard to tap into the
>>experience of those who had gone before 
>> Here we are 10 years later.  Only a few things have
>> really changed. Bear Cans were created, Cell Phones
>> became common, and Ultralight became mainstream. Not much
>> else has really changed as far as the hike itself goes.
>> Walkmen turned into iPods, we still argue over guns and
>>dogs, and about who's vision of the trail is more "right."
>> The big difference is the easy exchange of information,
>> much of which is done on this list. ADZPCTKOP itself, and
>> many long-tail products like Yogi & Ben's books and the
>> whole ultralight gear industry owe their viability to
>>this list, and other's like it. 
>> As the list administrator, I have to do some "policing"
>> from time to time, and I know that Ive pissed off people
>> - some think I do to much, and some think I do too little
>> , and some think the policing is personally attacking
>> them. I've made my mistakes as Admin and I hope I've
>>learned from them. 
>> I'd like to thank Ryan for providing the hardware and
>> software to host the little party we've had here for the
>> past 10 years, and I hope we can keep it up for the next
>>10 just as well. 
>> It has been a pleasure being of service to you all. Most
>> of you don't notice me, but I'm here, reading every post,
>> sorting through the spam, and trying to keep everyone
>>playing well together. 
>> Hike your own hike.
>>
>>   
>
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