[pct-l] New JMT guidebook

[Roslyn Bullas]

Forgive the crassly commercial posting, but I thought folks might be
interested in Wilderness Press's brand new JMT guidebook, called, oddly
enough "John Muir Trail: the essential guide to hiking American's most
famous trail." The book arrives from the printer on 7/17. I couldn't be more
thrilled about this new edition, which is complete revamp and has plenty o'
features not found anywhere else, at least in one place. These include:
 
*Separate sections for both NoBo and SoBo
*GPS coordinates for significant waypoints
*Elevation profiles for each section
*Permit, bear canister, and transportation info (including public transit)
*Chart of nearly all campsites along the trail 
*Mileage charts of all significant waypoints showing elevation, distance
from previous points, cumulative distance, UTM coordinates
*JMT lateral trails and food resupply options
*Locations and UTM coordinates of all bear boxes
*17 side trips to peaks
*Natural and human history sections, and plant lists
*2-color Tom Harrison maps of the trail
 
(I feel like saying "Wait, there's more!")
 
Author is life-long Sierra hiker and botanist/geologist Elizabeth Wenk. List
member David Plotnikoff gave valuable advice and input.
 
Of course you can buy it from the usual places, but I'd like to give a
shout-out to the PCTA, who'll be selling it. A good cause, and a good book.
 
Roslyn Bullas
Managing Editor
Wilderness Press
800-443-7227
www.wildernesspress.com