[pct-l] Campo to Manning on foot: 19 days (!)

[RJ Lewis]

Yeah just for grinz I decided to check this one out.....got the same 
results and a GREAT laugh at 5 am. Thanks DP! =) 19 hours and 21 minutes 
eh? I'd LOVE to SEE that one. heh heh heh.

SS


David Plotnikoff wrote:
> Hello from a longtime list lurker.
>
> Having a few weeks to kill before getting back on the trail at Walker 
> Pass leads to some silly business. To wit:
>
> Go to www.google.com
> Choose: "maps"
> Choose: "get directions"
> Enter: From: "Campo, CA" to "Manning Park, British Columbia"
> Be sure and specify in the pulldown "WALKING" (as opposed to driving)
>
> The resulting route -- and speed -- will amuse you mightily. One 
> pictures the roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote tearing through the desert 
> like a couple of thru-hikers living on massive quantities of crank 
> and Red Bull.
>
> Tattoo Joe? Eric D.? Scott? Are you guys hipped to this?
>
> The map itself is a worthy conversation piece for a campfire session.
>
> Either someone at the Googleplex has a very dry sense of humor. Or, 
> more likely, the Googlers are painfully human.
>
> Best,
>
> DP
> www.emeraldlake.com/pctguide/
>
>
> PS: In the wake of the kickoff, I could use some feedback on how the 
> restaurants of the greater Campo/Pine Valley area rated. See the 
> Campo and Mt. Lagu pages on the site and e-mail me with any pertinent 
> info. Thanks. DP
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