[pct-l] RE: digital data

[cg@amz.com (Craig Giffen)]

I'm reeeeally close to having the new version of the PCT program done, at
least a lot closer than I was the last time I said I was really close to
having it close to being done.

The new version will allow you to add in rest days and extra distance for
each section (for side trips, resupply detours, etc), so you might not
need the data after all.

I got sidetracked last month with working 80-90 hour weeks on the Oregon
State Parks website (oregonstateparks.org) and the PCT program had to take
the back burner.  I've allotted myself this week to get everything
done..so stay tuned.

CG




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> Does anyone know how I could get a digital file with the PCT Data Book trail information data in it, say a spreadsheet or delimited file? I'd like to incorporate the data into my own spreadsheet itinerary/inventory. I'm a big fan of Craig Giffen's most righteous PCT Planning Program (http://www.newestindustry.com/pct/pctplan/pctplan.html). I'd like to program a similar sort of thing in a spreadsheet to help coordinate with my resupply angels, maybe adding a bell or whistle. For instance, my daily range is small enough that I'll frequently head off trail for water, and it'd be cool if the schedule reflected that. I'd be more than happy to make the resulting spreadsheet freely available, for what it's worth.
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> One way to get this data digital is to type it in, as Messrs. Giffen & Go seem to have done. It would be nice to avoid this. I have the PCTA receipt for the hardcopy book, if that helps.
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> Could someone forward this request to the right place, if they know what that is?
> 
> Many thanks...
> 
> Ken Kaplan
> Bonny Doon, CA
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