[pct-l] Happy Trails

[Brendan Beltz]

Oh, definitely not worried. Just my geeky efficiency side exposing itself. I
am aware of and occasionally check all those sites except the yahoo group
which is pretty much the sort of thing I'm referring to. I can see how it
might get lost in the shuffle.

Though, I think my keenness is more directed towards the idea of combining a
bulletin board and group-edited map in one. I mean we have the trail laid
out on google maps at Postholer. We have water updates at Asabat and trail
updates here and PCTA - all of which could be tagged by GPS coordinates.
Anybody doing time sensitive activities could post and later delete info
(such as a trail angel camping out, a cache being refilled, a hiker flash
mob dance at the top of Mt Whitney...)

I just like the idea of a google map, with the trail laid out, with user
submitted post-its showing (name, date and time, location, notes). And maybe
an animation of a pacman character slowly rising out of mexico along the
trail gobbling up thrus who won't be able to make it to canada in time.

I dunno. Maybe when I have regular computer access again I'll mess around
with it.

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:22 PM, <enyapjr at comcast.net> wrote:

> > I've always been amazed there was no forum, only the email list.
>
> Depends on just what you're looking for - and what you want 'from' it...
> There are quite a few other sites regarding the PCT besides the pct-l:
> Postholer PCT Forum - <http://postholer.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2>,
> WhiteBlaze PCT Forum - <http://whiteblaze.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=416
> >,
> Trail Forums PCT - <http://www.trailforums.com/room.cfm?roomID=11>,
> Adventure on the PCT - <http://adventureonthepct.com/forum.php>,
> YahooGroups PCT2011 - <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pct2011/> (also
> previous
> years, too)...
>
> You may see the same questions (from the same people), the same variable
> answers,
> some of the the same 'experienced' responders, the same banter & babbling &
> disagreements - etc., etc.
> Some sites have languished due to lack of use (Adventure) or seem to have
> fallen
> out of favor for many users (YahooGroups)...
> And "If you build it, they will come" is not guaranteed whatsoever!  If you
> use
> the YahooGroups "PCT2011", you will still need to try and get as many other
> thrus
> as possible to also use it in order to be a viable 'class of 2011'
> "grapevine" for
> on-trail communications...
> Or try to gather as many email addresses for your fellow thrus as possible,
> and
> make a 'group' in your email program/service...
>
> If nothing else check PCTA for trail conditions and AsABat's SoCal water
> pages -
> send updates to either one if there is any significant to report (both are
> only as
> accurate as the latest reports to each)...
> PCTA trail conditions: <
> http://www.pcta.org/planning/during_trip/current.asp> &
> AsABat's SoCal water reports: <http://www.4jeffrey.net/pct/>...
>
> I think you will be quite surprised by the PCT "grapevine" and how info
> gets spread
> while on the trail - you might be 'worrying' for naught about a
> preconceived notion
> of a total lack of communication on-trail...
>
> Happy trails!!!
> Jim (PITA)
>