[pct-l] Maps vs books

[brentramsby-pct at yahoo.com (Teflon)]

For the most part, the maps in the book were just fine.  I wish I
would have had the JMT maps though.  They would have made it easier
to cross the snowy parts ... especially coming up to Forrester Pass. 
It took me forever to spot the trail going up the wall.

Also, having topo maps for all the trail reroutes in Washington would
be nice too.  The Forest Service was usually pretty good about
telling you where to go.  But they usually failed to mention that you
would be climbing an additional gazillion feet.  

-Teflon


--- Mark Wright <markwright@lazy-son-of-a-bitch.com> wrote:
> 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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