[pct-l] Guide Books?

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

Me, too, on the Wilderness Press Guidebooks. I did it with just the  
guide books and the accompanying data book. No halfmile maps, no  
guthook apps, nothing. Nobody does it that way anymore.

On Apr 4, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Guide Books?
>
> Mark wrote:
>>
> Besides maps, do you (did you) plan to carry any sections of a  
> guide book
> while hiking? If so what book are you planning on taking? Past  
> Hiker please
> chime in on any useful guide books or sections that helped you out,  
> or if
> you think carrying more anything more than maps is a waste of energy.
>>
>
> I like to carry sections of the Wilderness Press PCT Guidebooks.   
> While
> they're really not necessary for navigation in the age of  
> HalfMile's maps
> and others, they still have a lot of interesting color commentary.   
> Some
> people hate the Guidebooks for exactly that reason but I've always  
> enjoyed
> knowing something about the history, geology, and botany of the  
> areas I'm
> walking through.  HalfMile's maps are pretty much all that's  
> required to get
> you from point A to point B, however.
>
> Eric