[pct-l] Older PCT Photographs

[Rolf Gersonde]

>
> Greg, 35 year old Photos would be great to have for a re-photography
> project. Just imagine how many feet have walked across those trail since
> '77. You can actually observe some trail relocations in GoogleEarth over
> the past 10-20 years.


I am looking for those "boring" landscape photographs with lakes, trail,
trees, or other vegetation. Many of those photos are probably burried in
somebodies slide collection.

I assume you remember people who took pictures along the trail and might be
willing to share those for my re-photography project? Do you have any
contact addresses that I could use to ask people directly?

I am NOT looking for a large number of photographs, just a enough to get me
started on locating them on the map and finde the location next summer on
the trail.

Thanks for the reply and I do have to say that all of you guys from '77
still look like you are ready for another long hike.

All the best.
-Rolf




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> Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:01:27 -0500 (EST)
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> From: Greg Hummel <bighummel at aol.com>
> Rolf, how about 35 year old pics?  The '77ers had a 25 year reunion (hm,
> where are the 1987'ers this year?) and created a website (Thank you Carl
> Siechert!) at http://www.pct77.org/reunion/. There are photos from
> several us under the "February" update.  You better get to us soon, though
> as non of us are getting any younger and memories are fading.  A couple
> years ago, Paul Hacker and I returned to Yreka, where we had a fun time in
> '77. Our memories of the town didn't match the reality at all.
>
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> From: Rolf Gersonde <rolfgersonde at gmail.com>
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> Hello,
> I am trying to connect with people who would share older photographs of the
> PCT for a re-photography project.
>
> In my work at the Cedar River Watershed (see Twilight Lake south of
> Snoqualmie Pass, WA) I have been able to relocate and re-photograph a
> several 100 year old photos from land surveyors. Some of the photos have
> great ecological information about vegetation and environment.
>
> I am starting on a project to find older or historical photos of the PCT
> and to re-photograph them. Why the PCT? The PCT is located far from human
> development, however, most of its diverse ecosystems are sensitive to
> environmental change. The PCT is relatively stable in location and may
> remain so for a long time. Future hikers of the PCT may continue this
> project and create a unique time series of environmental change through
> re-photography.
>
> My challenge is to find photographs that can be dated and located. Finding
> the location along the trail and re-photographing them is the fun part.
> Photos older than 15-20 years should be valuable to document vegetation
> change which can be very slow in the montane and alpine environment. More
> recent photos are easily shared, often in great quality.
>
> If you have older photographs along the PCT that show vegetation and
> landscape, think about if they can be located with modern mapping tools,
> and let me know if you would be interested in sharing them for this
> project. You would be contributing to a great commons, with greater value
> than the sum of its parts. Or send me an e-mail if you are interested but
> have concerns.
>
> Happy trails.
> Rolf
> rolfgersonde at gmail.com
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