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[pct-l] pct-l spinoff list for trail conditions?



I am one hiker living vicariously through others. Would gladly devour thru
hikers stories posted here!

Gina
PCT thru hiker wanna be

----- Original Message -----
From: "R.J.Calliger" <calliger@infolane.com>
To: "Christine Kudija" <cmkudija@earthlink.net>; "Ken Kaplan"
<kkaplan@isher.com>; <pct-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] pct-l spinoff list for trail conditions?


> I second Christine's comments. "One trail, one list".
>
> Rich
>
>
> At 12:24 PM -0800 3/30/01, Christine Kudija wrote:
> >This wouldn't detract from the main list at all (imho).  For us
vicariously
> >hiking this year, it just brings us that much closer to those of you who
are
> >hiking for real.  FWIW -
> >
> >Christine
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Ken Kaplan" <kkaplan@isher.com>
> >To: <jcryan@pocketmail.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> >Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 2:25 AM
> >Subject: [pct-l] pct-l spinoff list for trail conditions?
> >
> >
> >> I just got one of these pocketmail gadgets for the trail, partly
because
> >of the value of the kind of recon provided by Sassafras (below). Knowing
at
> >the right time about water availability, snow conditions, etc. could be
> >awful nice, and it would be easier to communicate details via email than
via
> >the PCTA hotline.
> >>
> >> I wonder if there are enough of us digital trekkers to justify a pct-l
> >spinoff list strictly for trail condition reports, so that we wouldn't
have
> >to download & dig through the main list for these pearls? It might be
best
> >to set up this trail conditions list at backcountry.net, to make it work
> >just like the main list. But if the Keeper of the List (don't know who)
is
> >otherwise engaged, I could set it up as a topica.com list.
> >>
> >> Would anyone else find a PCT trail conditions mailing list useful?
Would
> >it detract from the main list?
> >>
> >>
> >> > Hi everyone,
> >> > Just completed this section and thought I'd send a few thoughts.
Weather
> >has been sunny in the 70s which still requires a bit of adjustment for
this
> >Northwesterner. Between Campo and Lake Morena, water flowing in creeklet
> >just after San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railroad tracks and Hauser Creek
> >also chortling. Only 2 dollars for a backpacker's site at the Lake Morena
> >Campground. Friendly folks at the malt shop.
> >> > Boulder Oaks campground closed but faucets flowing with various
colors
> >of water; I went with the clear kind. Plentyof water in Long Canyon.
> >>
> >> > Sassafras
> >>
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