[pct-l] Living off the land

[Jeffrey Olson]

I'm reading "The Last Frontiersman" by James Campbell, and even though 
the novel's central character lives in Alaska above the Arctic Circle, 
it is really obvious that you need lots of experience living off the 
land to do it.  I took a course in college where we learned about edible 
plants in the Sierra.  Basically, you'd need to check your book til 
you're familiar enough to recognize edible foods, and do a lot of 
fishing at dawn and dusk. 

Still, it would be really hard thing to live off the land and hike as 
well...

Jeff, just Jeff...

Gary Wright wrote:
> On Apr 11, 2008, at 1:42 PM, Raymond Romans wrote:
>   
>> Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever attempted to hike the pct  
>> while living off the land around you. ( fishing foraging,etc)
>>     
>
> Exclusively?  I doubt it.  Lots of folks go
> fishing in the Sierra or eat huckleberries and
> blueberries in Oregon/Washington.
>
> On the AT it is popular to season meals with
> ramps (also known as wild leeks).  If I remember
> correctly, Wicked (2003 AT, 2004 PCT)
> won the ramp eating contest in Whitetop.
>
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