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[pct-l] Maps
At 07:04 PM 3/12/02, Edmond Meinfelder wrote:
Let me answer in reverse order:
>Related question: Are the trail signs/blazes good enough to make it
without maps?
No. Not even.
>Pardon my inexperience, but what exactly are the Trail Guides (Schaffer,
>etc.) good for? The maps seem useless and, for re-supply at least, the PCT
>Town Guide strikes me as more useful.
You need the maps AND the trail guides to find the trail. And a little bit
of skill in reading them and using a compass. Add in ice axe/snow travel
skills, and river fording skills, and you might be prepared.
This ain't no pansy AT "walk in the woods," from blaze to blaze - it is a
real wilderness experience. <gdr - tic>
--
Brick
Not all those who wander, are lost....
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- From: edmond@meinfelder.com (Edmond Meinfelder)