[pct-l] PCT movie

[scourtway@bpa-arch.com (Steve Courtway)]

make sure you include all the stuff about the *ears and *ikes in the video.

trail greenhorns will rest easier after viewing "the *ear" being foiled in
his attempts
to break into *ear *annisters.

s.c.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Reynolds, WT" <reynolds@ilan.com>
To: <Montedodge@aol.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 9:18 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Re: ( Greg , you may be a strong third!!!)


> You may be more correct than you think Monte.
>
> The publicity lady of San Deigo County Parks and Recs want us to do a
slide
> show on the "History of the PCT" as well as a slide show about "ADZPCTKO".
> Greg "Strider" Hummel, our designated "front man", will do the narration.
> Add this to his talks at A16 and back east at ALDHA meetings and can a
movie
> contract be far behind?
>
> Seriously, the publicity lady said that if we did either the "History" or
> "PCT" thing on VHS, she would get it run on cable TV in the area. We
figure
> 2003 for the slide/sound show and 2004 for the VHS.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Montedodge@aol.com [mailto:Montedodge@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 6:29 PM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Trek to Manhood
>
>
> --
> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> Alone on foot,facing him were lingering winter snows as deep as 16 feet,
> towering mountain ranges, burning deserts, hundreds of miles without
meeting
> another human being. Awaiting him were rattlesnakes, bears, coyotes,
> loneliness,sometimes near-despair. The story of What No other man had done
> before!! I planned for a total  of 5  food drops spaced 375 miles and 22
> days
> apart. At 6:00 A.M. June 10th , 1970 my adventure began!!!!
>       O.K. Eric Ryback's book may have been hype and not very true to life
,
> but he sure brought much needed attention to the PCT!!
>       I found two copies today at a used book store ( I nice hardback for
> 8.00 and paperback for 3.00) Also the book " A Walk West" a walk across
> America by Peter and Barbara Jenkins for 3.00 as well. Two great hiker
> classic books of 70's hiking.
>      After reading a bit in Eric Book, it brought back great memories of
> looking for trail and dirt road juctions with the " Yellow Blaze" Calif.
> riding and hiking  emblem. ( As early PCT was a Patch Work of the Calif.
> Riding and Hiking Trail down south, the John Muir in the Sierras, Oregon
> Skyline thru Oregon and the Cascade Crest Trail thru Washington) Much of
> todays CDT is just like the PCTin the early years both in route finding
and
> number of hikers. ( The CDT is still harder than the early PCT though)
>     Long live Eric " The King" Ryback,,,,,,, For his promotion of the PCT,
> maybe only second to Ray Jadine..... ( Greg , you may be a strong
third!!!)
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