[pct-l] Trails crossling roads, was: Re: Navigation. Which Compass skills are needed?

[Edward Anderson]

Be aware that sometimes the locations where the PCT crosses a dirt road on BOTH 
sides might be camoflagued (not cleared) and therefore hard to find.  This is 
deliberate and for a very good reason.  IT IS TO MAKE IT HARDER FOR MOUNTAIN 
BIKERS AND DIRT BIKERS TO FIND IT AND ILLEGALLY USE THE PCT. This is sometimes 
true of some crossings on Section E in S. California. Once, while doing 
volunteer trail work on that Section by myself I did a great job of clearing a 
place like that for about 20' on either side of the trail - only to find out 
later the reason why it was left that way.  Wheeled vehicles do a lot of damage 
to the PCT creating ruts for water to run down.  This is especially true when 
they brake and skid while going down hill. 

 So, if you come to a crossing and can't find the other side - look harder.

MendoRider



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From: Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>
To: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 2:30:36 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trails crossling roads, was: Re: Navigation. Which Compass 
skills are needed?

i can think of 3 or 4 of those in the first few hundred miles alone.

it is one thing i like about larger maps is you can see "of, we get back off the 

road and on to trail to the east"

of course there's no need to know which way east is in this case,  just left or 
right...  come to road,  turn right, go about 100 yards" would be all you'd need 

to through in the guides.

~Outpost




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From: giniajim <jplynch at crosslink.net>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, February 14, 2011 9:37:19 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Trails crossling roads, was: Re:  Navigation. Which Compass 
skills are needed?

I've never seen this brought up.  I know of at least one instance, there's 
probably many more, where the guidebook section ends at a wide, busy road.  The 
next section of the guide starts on the other side.  Just standing on the side 
of the road and looking across, you cannot tell where the trail starts on the 
other side.  Might be something for guide writers to think about.  

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes 
  To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 12:28 AM
  Subject: Re: [pct-l] Navigation. Which Compass skills are needed?


  ....... As  in when I cross this dirt road, where's the trail on the other 
side?  

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