[pct-l] Data Book Discrepancies

[Jackie McDonnell]

Don't use either book.  The most accurate mileage is Halfmile's mileage
(say that three times FAST:  Halfmile's mileage,  Halfmile's mileage,
Halfmile's mileage), which is the same mileage as my book "Yogi's PCT
Handbook" (with Halfmile's permission).

Yogi
www.yogisbooks.com
On Jun 10, 2014 12:25 PM, "walt Durling" <durlfam4 at icloud.com> wrote:

> I'm soon to get back on trail at the CA-Oregon border.  I've two data
> books:  PCT Data Book by Wilderness Press, and the PCT Complete Data Book
> by Parks.
>
> Going over them I see significant differences when it comes to mileage,
> from 4 miles up to 8 miles for, example, water sources, but for other
> things as well.  For instance, Thielsen Creek in Oregon is listed at
> mileage 1860.8 on the Wilderness Press data book, but at 1870.4 in the
> Parks data book.  Or, Hwy 62 to Mazama is listed at 1830.4 in the WP book,
> but at 1834.5 in Parks.  In fact, the books' mileages are almost
> universally different, and not by a little.
>
> Query:  Anyone out there who have used these books and can comment on
> their accuracy or lack thereof? walt
>
> Sent from my iPad
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