[pct-l] Off trail stuff and Maps

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 As far as off trail trips for thru-hikers, when you get to Stehikin, take 
the boat to Chelan for a great over night trip and go to the town of Manson 
for their little craft and apple festival around Labor day weekend. ( Or any 
time and go to  Chelan's Campbell House for dinner at the South end of the 
Lake) Boat ride is 25 dollars for a around trip , 110 miles and is 
fantastic!!!) Maps, I just got a box full of maps from my aunt who worked in 
Alaska when it was first a state and got a 1955 4 by 8 ft. wall map of the 
state which is great. Plus a bunch of  smaller ones as well. Though not PCT 
related, I am in the planning stages of my yukon river kayak trip which will 
have several former PCT thru-hikers on it. Start date will be Mid -June 2003 
from Whitehorse, Canada to Circle, Alaska and will be roughly 650 miles and 
take 3 weeks. Lighting Bolt of this year's PCT hike did this in 1984 and has 
a great web page with much infor. Yukon is good river with much history and 
wildlife. Also the river does most of your work and flows 7 to 10 mph. 40 
mile days on the water are no problem if the wind stays away. Sorry to get 
off on a non- PCT subject!! ( I am sorry) Paddling is a close second love