[pct-l] Trail Journals
dicentra
dicentragirl at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 18 09:13:38 CST 2009
http://www.onepanwonders.com ~ Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
http://www.freewebs.com/dicentra
My personal request is that you talk about FOOD!! I don't care how boring you think it is... Some of us think it is fascinating (yes, I'm warped). AND it can only help the hiking community in the long run b/c I am constantly developing new recipes... I'd love to have more to off the thrus. :)
Happy Hiking all.
~Dicentra
http://www.onepanwonders.com ~ Backcountry Cooking at its Finest
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--- On Tue, 2/17/09, Wes Rose <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
From: Wes Rose <wb104475 at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Trail Journals
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 11:27 PM
So we're getting closer to the kickoff and it's a good time to mention trail journals.
Specifically, what makes a good trail journal. These are of course my own opinions
on the subject. YM no doubt will V.
Good trail journals all have similar qualities:
1. Posted on Postholer.com (wwwaaaaayyyy faster than trialjournals.com)
2. consistent entries - daily being the ultimate
3. Accurate identification of daily camp site location
4. Personal highlights, insights, special events, hardships, etc.
5. Temperature high and low
6. Hours hiked or start/stop times
7. Resupply point info - planned and unplanned
8. Gear reviews - periodic reviews of what works and what is sent home.
9. All the other personal stuff that makes the journal unique
I did not read ALL of the journals from 2008, but I did read some that I thought were
exemplary, such as:
1. Gadget - http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=773682b75c240cf52fe416f075e2d274&event_id=259
2. DragonAnt - http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=773682b75c240cf52fe416f075e2d274&entry_id=1404
3. Cuddles - http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=214798
4. POD - http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=773682b75c240cf52fe416f075e2d274&entry_id=1728
5. Gopher - http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=212287
6. Slider - http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=254107
7. Hoffa - http://www.trailjournals.com/entry.cfm?id=254824
Best success to those of you who are gearing up for 2009!! I'm looking forward to reading about your adventure.
Wes
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