[pct-l] Old PCT Route

[Ned Tibbits]

Truly, it has already started! There are many in our community who have investigated and collected and regularly attend our Kickoff.


Ned Tibbits, Director
Mountain Education
www.mountaineducation.org

From: Mary Kwart 
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:42 PM
To: Ned Tibbits ; pct-l at backcountry.net 
Subject: Re: Old PCT Route

That's great--is there someone out there who is the PCT archivist? Collecting old memorabilia for the PCT--sounds like fun. The PCT experience would also lend itself to collecting oral histories of the trail. I'm sure some budding social scientist will take up the call at the kickoff one year. It would make a great PhD project.

--Fireweed  




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  "Ned Tibbits" <ned at mountaineducation.org>

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  "Mary Kwart" <mkwart at gci.net>, <blackbelthiker at gmail.com>, <pct-l at backcountry.net>, <carlito at gmail.com>

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  You know, speaking about old memorabilia, I have an old Pacific Crest Trail Club membership card from 1973 that is real wood! 

  Ned Tibbits, Director
  Mountain Education
  www.mountaineducation.org

  From: Mary Kwart 
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:46 AM
  To: blackbelthiker at gmail.com ; pct-l at backcountry.net ; ned at mountaineducation.org ; carlito at gmail.com 
  Subject: Old PCT Route

  I just located my 1974 PCT maps from the US Forest Service--the California section is in booklet form with a light tan cover (Ned--they may have been yellow at one time)--1/2 inch to the mile. Completed PCT is shown as a solid black line and uncompleted as a dashed line.The temporary route is shown with a red line--there is a lot of it.   The Oregon/Washington sections are folded maps at about 5/16 inch to the mile. The Oregon/Washington maps have a narrative "trail log" with cumulative mileage, location of camps--set up like a primitive data book They are quite entertaining to look at. 


  I wish I saved my old Wilderness Press guidebook from 1973--I remember statements like, "Look up on the ridge and head for an obvious old lodgepole pine". That was in the section north of Castle Crags in California. I had to dig out a dendrology book and make sure I knew what a lodgepole pine looked like.

  Black Belt Hiker--I can scan in the areas you want to look at and email them to you.


  --Fireweed