[pct-l] Attn 2010 hopefuls...

[Dave and Cindy]

Thanks Austin for you and your wife's hard work.  It looks like a great 
website and not too overwhelming.  I will be passing it on to a friend of 
ours that will be thru hiking with us this year.  I think this will give him 
a good start.
Zelda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Austin Williams" <austinwilliams123 at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:26 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Attn 2010 hopefuls...


> Hi,
>
> My wife and I have put in about 100 of work to create a website to help 
> new
> long-distance hikers plan their PCT thru-hikes.  We put in a lot of time 
> and
> energy to make sure it's not just another "how *I* hiked *my* hike"
> website.  We try to consolidate all the PCT thru-hike planning info on the
> web, improve it where we can, and make it free and easy to access by
> everyone.  That way we encourage you to Hike Your Own Hike.  This is our 
> way
> of giving back to the PCT community.
>
> So check us out at: www.PlanYourHike.com <http://www.planyourhike.com/>
>
> We have all the usual information on permits, resupply strategies, gear
> selection, etc...  but we also some awesome unique stuff for you.
>
> A few things unique to our site that we think you'll like:
>
> 1) A very detailed page for Southbound thru-hikers.  I myself was a
> southbounder, and that helped in putting together the southbounder's
> page<http://www.planyourhike.com/planning/southbound.html>.
>
>
> 2) Information on 98
> resupply<http://www.planyourhike.com/planning/resupplypoints.html#pctrp>points
> along the PCT.  This took about 30 hours to put together.  We're sure
> it is - by far - the most complete list of PCT resupply points available
> anywhere.  We intend to add to it and keep it updated as time goes by.
>
> 3) Waypoints for Trail
> Angels<http://www.planyourhike.com/maps/gps.html#angels>.
> We have waypoints for every road crossing, resupply point, and all the 
> other
> vehicle-accessible points-of-interest along the PCT.  The file comes in
> several different formats that you can load into your TomTom, Garmin, or
> Magellan vehicle-navigation system.  Freaking awesome.
>
> 4) The PCT Library <http://www.planyourhike.com/media/index.html> : 
> movies,
> podcasts, books, articles, etc relevant to thru-hiking the Pacific Crest
> Trail.  Some of which you can watch online.
>
> 5) A very thorough links page 
> <http://www.planyourhike.com/links/index.html>.
> We consolidated all the (working) links from *all* the PCT-related sites 
> we
> could find and put in them in one place.  Its helpful when doing research
> for your hike.
>
> 6) Advertising: my wife and I live in Portland and intend to use any ad
> revenue generated by the website to provide awesome trail magic for
> thru-hikers in Northern Oregon and Southern Washington!  We don't for sure
> if it'll work (since we've never hosted any advertising before), but we're
> hopin' so!
>
> Anyway, that's enough shameless self-promotion.  We hope our hard work 
> will
> eventually win us a place amongst all the other great thru-hike planning
> websites.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Austin & Niki Williams
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