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[pct-l] Maps vs books



The guide books maps are adequate. Having a larger area to view would be
nice, but not really needed. Actually, getting a road map and cutting out
just the PCT section is not bad to have.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Wright" <markwright@lazy-son-of-a-bitch.com>
To: "Pacific Crest Trail Mailing List" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:13 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Maps vs books


> I'm in the very early stages of planning a through hike for next year
> and was wondering whether people think it is necessary to bring maps or
> if the maps printed in the books are good enough. Obviously it wouldn't
> be practical to bring all the maps with you from the beginning - you
> would mail them to yourself along the way. But are they even necessary
> compared to the maps in the books? If maps are necessary which maps do
> people recommend? I would imagine that the maps in the books are
> generally sufficient but that a map would be useful for specific
> sections of trail. If so, in what areas would a map be better than the
> book?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
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