[pct-l] Maps

[kcristler]

have you heard of "glasses".
            kerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ellen Shopes" <igellen at comcast.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Maps


>I agree with Carl.  I like the USFS maps, because they give a good 
>overview.
> You never know when you might need to detour, either for health reasons, 
> bad
> weather, failing equipment, fire closures, etc.  Although they cover too
> much topography to be good in orienteering, they provide alot of good 
> info.
> I've gone thru and marked the water sources for the desert sections, and 
> put
> a bit of other stuff on 'em as well (ie, tick country, look out for poisen
> oak, etc).
> The maps in the guide books are too small for my aging eyes to make out 
> much
> detail!
> Elderly Ellen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl Siechert" <carlito at gmail.com>
> To: "Nick Parr" <adanedhel21 at gmail.com>
> Cc: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 3:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Maps
>
>
>> It's true: With few exceptions, the PCT can now be followed without a 
>> map.
>> Maps remain an essential item in your pack, however, for those times when
>> you are *not* on the trail. Sometimes that's by design--a peak climb, a
>> town
>> visit, or an off-trail water source, for example--but if you manage to 
>> get
>> off-trail unintentionally (and everybody does at one time or another) a
>> map
>> can be a literal lifesaver.
>>
>> I find that the USFS maps of the PCT provide good value for the weight 
>> and
>> money. Cut them out of the cardboard folder and carry just the strip you
>> need--less than three ounces and six bucks for ~130 miles of trail. It's
>> waterproof, fairly current, has decent resolution, and it covers a
>> reasonable amount of area around the trail (including various exit 
>> routes)
>> without including stuff that's many miles away. They're easier to read
>> than
>> the guidebook or PCT Atlas maps. Twelve bucks for each of the ten maps
>> that
>> cover the entire trail (although I think only seven of the ten have been
>> completed to date). Get 'em from the PCTA store:
>> http://pcta.org/shop/productdetail.asp?cat=154
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Carl
>> PCT '77
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Nick Parr <adanedhel21 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> >From what I've read, here and elsewhere, a lot of people feel its
>>> unnecessary to have maps for the whole length of the trail, but most
>>> agree
>>>
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