[pct-l] maps and books

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Alicia, 

I used Yogi's pages (a few, not the entire book) and Halfmile's maps.  For one person, that would be my recommendation.  However, others used the Guidebook and maps and also Eric the Black's maps / guides and found them highly useful, too. 



One aspect of this debate that hasn't been mentioned is the fact that three or four is better than one.  In the Sierra our group had three different sets of maps with one gps.  At times, we used all three maps to confirm location and route, resolve discrepancies, see a wider area, etc.  Even though we used Halfmile's maps most frequently, having additional map sets was more reliable than just any one map.  I recommend that you and your bf take different maps. 



Good luck. 

Mango 



----- Original Message -----


From: "Alicia Reenders" <a.reenders at gmail.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2012 6:24:35 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] maps and books 

Hey all, 

I'm hiking the trail in 2012 with my boyfriend, and we just bought our 
maps, yea! We got the latest version of postholer's maps, and really like 
them, love the elevation charts. We also have Yogi's book from 2011. We 
like them both and wanted to use them together, but the miles aren't the 
same for specific towns/river crossings etc. Is there a way to use these 
books together easily? We're thinking we should check out the postholer 
data book, and maybe we could insert posthole miles into yogi's book? 
Anyone use either of these and have suggestions/ feedback on mileage 
accuracy? I know I've seen yogi and postholer on this list, too so thought 
you could provide an expert opinion! Thanks for your help. 
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