[pct-l] Bickering

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

There are maps in the guide book. He was planning to take the  
guidebook and that is what I was suggesting. You don't need maps for  
most of the trail if you have the guidebook.

On Jan 12, 2012, at 7:13 PM, Jackie McDonnell wrote:

> It is irresponsible to go hiking without maps.  I am honestly  
> shocked that
> Diane would suggest such a thing.
>
> Mapquest shows that the road mileage from Washington DC to Los  
> Angeles is
> 2670 miles.  You wouldn't drive from Washington DC to Los Angeles  
> without
> road maps.
>
> The PCT from Campo to Manning is 2663 miles.  You shouldn't hike  
> from Campo
> to Manning without maps.
>
> *Could* you make it from Washington to Los Angeles or Campo to Manning
> without maps?  Sure.  But you're going to stop a lot along the way  
> to ask
> for directions.  And you're relying on others to carry the weight  
> for you.
>
> Yogi
> www.pcthandbook.com
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
> diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
>> The trail is so easy to follow that I don't think Halfmile's or
>> anybody's maps are needed all the time. I think it's good to have
>> maps in the High Sierra, maybe San Jacinto (seems easy to get
>> confused there) and maybe the first section so you can get used to
>> the trail.
>>
>> Pretty much almost all the rest of the trail in my opinion can be
>> done with just the WP guidebook descriptions and data book distances.
>> I suppose if you are getting into the snow season as you near Canada
>> it might be time for real maps again. That's just my opinion though.
>>
>>
>> On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Jeffrey for saying what needed to be said.  I am fairly  
>>> new to
>>> this post (since August) and I actually find the bickering an
>>> entertaining way to break up my day, but not really any help for
>>> planning or decision making.  As far as maps go, I really am leaning
>>> toward just using the guidebook maps I have already purchased and be
>>> done with it.  I really will never know how the maps perform until I
>>> just pick one and use them for many miles, and then evaluate.  I may
>>> check out some of the free options (Halfmiles??) just to have a  
>>> backup
>>> and another source, but I haven't decided that carrying extra maps
>>> would be worth it or necessary.  I mean really...who wants to know
>>> EVERYTHING about hiking trail before you get there?  Where's the
>>> adventure in that?  I don't necessarily want to know exactly what
>>> elevation gain I will encounter in the next several miles ahead.  I
>>> want to enjoy the moment, not always planning or worrying about the
>>> future.  There's a certain level of knowledge needed just to be safe
>>> but beyond that...just let it unfold and enjoy the surprises.   
>>> That's
>>> how I plan to hike.
>>
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