[pct-l] Hiking without the guide book??

[Postholer]

Erik the Black write:
> For about 80% of the route the trail is well traveled and well
> marked and no problem at all. But the other 20% is faded, crosses and
> follows a lot of unmarked dirt roads, is obscured by dirt bike tracks, 
> soft
> sand, rock slides, snow, fire breaks, etc.

This implies over 500 miles of trail is difficult to navigate? 1/5 of the 
trail? 20%??? I can't even begin to fathom the logic of that, unless of 
course you intent is selling maps.

Clearly confusing segments exist, but 500 MILES? If I was a trail maintainer 
I'd be seriously insulted by that statement. The main reason folks get 
off-track is because they are not paying attention, even when the trail is 
CLEARLY marked. No map will ever prevent this certain and occasional mishap.

YMMV - by about 20%....

-postholer
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