[pct-l] Book Search / PCT / Ray Jardine.

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I have a first edition of the 1973 The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume 1, 
California...

A couple of intersting notes from the book: "...young [Eddie] Ryback... (the 
first person who claimed to have through-hiked the PCT, that was in 
1970)...[would have had to]  average 21.2 miles per day...Is this possible? Under what 
conditions?"

The authors' implication is that this is just not humanly possible.

And something I have never heard mentioned before, from the first paragraph 
in the hiking guide, "The temporary route begins at the Mexican border just 
south of the small town of Campo.  (The permanent route will eventually begin 
near Tecate, 10 miles west.)"

My real question is that if a 1992 edition of Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's 
Handbook is going for upwards of $125 it is obvious that my book is worth 
thousands...My intention tonight is to stay up late, not go to work tomorrow, and 
suck on this cheap bottle of merlot (celebrating my good fortune) until it's all 
gone.

In a message dated 3/21/2004 12:22:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
enyapjr@adelphia.net writes:

> There were two editions of "Pacific Crest Trail Hiker's Handbook", first
> 1992 and second 1996.  Unfortunately, they have become "collector's" items
> now.  Check Amazon.com as a starting point...  currently listings are
> $70-$125, but if you keep checking you might find one less expensive (I got
> a new second edition last year for $17 plus shipping! - but that may have
> been a 'mistake' pricing since other listings were $60 and up!).  "Beyond
> Backpacking" third edition, 1999, can be obtained for much less ($12-$17)
> and has all the same 'long distance hiking' info...  just missing some PCT
> specific discussion, such as the Kennedy Meadows start date (yes - he uses
> June 15) and his various itineraries for 3 to 5 months.  There are other
> books/sources out with that information ("Hiking the Triple Crown" is a good
> intro, and Yogi's "PCT Handbook" is great - really getting into the
> logistics details - and it has many other thruhikers' opinions as well) plus
> Craig's 'PCT Planner' online.  But if you want it and just HAVE to get Ray's
> PCT Hiker's Handbook, good luck and I hope you find a good deal!  Happy
> trails!
> 
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