[pct-l] alternate routes

[CharlieJones@aol.com (CharlieJones@aol.com)]

In a message dated 2/25/01 11:48:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
Bumblefist@aol.com writes:


> I took a similar route from Lake Hughes but didn't walk the aqueduct.  Mine 
> started the same way by going over the ridge and passed the reservoir to 
> 170th st. but then I just walked that road all the way to the end where it 
> turned into a dirt road and lead me back to the PCT at Cottonwood Creek ( 
> Map 
> E 12 ).  This saved about a day and a half but I would not recommend it if 
> it 
> is a really hot day with no wind to cool you down.  There is no shade along 
> this route and the road can get darn hot.  This by the way, was the 
> original 
> route for the PCT before the trail was completed west of here.  

As hikers, whether section- or thru-hikers, if we just choose a route that 
looks good on a map, but doesn't match the marked PCT, can we really say "I 
hiked the PCT?" 

In my book, I couldn't deny that such a hiker walked from Mexico to Canada, 
but because of the chosen route, I'd have trouble looking up to him/her as 
one who "hiked the PCT."

Your opinion probably varies. If you have a conflicting position, state it, 
but I won't comment further.

Charlie

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