[pct-l] back from the summer

[arigney at uvm.edu (Alexander F. Rigney)]

Not only that, but Maine is about as "remote" and rugged as you'll get on the AT

> Damn Chris, you got off the A.T. just before you hit some of the best scenery
> the A.T. has to offer.
>
> On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:25:23 +0000, "Chris Willett" wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> >
> > I am now in Lakewood, WA, after having a summer of fun and a few weeks of
> moving from Indiana.  For those of you who are new here or who might have
> forgotten, I hiked the PCT in 03.  This summer, I warmed up with a little
> jaunt
> on the AT, from Damascus, VA to Manchester Center, VT, a distance of around
> 1150 miles.  Sick and tired of the AT's lack of wilderness and scenery, I
> hopped off in late June and began the long journey to Calgary (yes, Canada),
> via Chicago and Logan, UT.  On July 9, I began hiking north from the
> US-Canadian border in Waterton NP, heading for Mount Robson, the highest peak
> in the Canadian Rockies.  This route is generally known as the Great Divide
> Trail, although this isn't a trail in the PCT or AT sense of the word.  There
> is no trail association, there really are no blazes.  I found exactly one
> sign
> that indicated that there was such a thing as the GDT, and that was in
> Jasper,
> where a big sign proclaimed that it was the Northern Terminus of the Great
> Divide Trail. Rather comical, real
> > ly.  I am told there are some trail blazes along a 90K segment that I had
> to
> walk around due to being thrown out of the world's second largest coal mine
> (story some other time).  The GDT should really be thought of as a route.  I
> haven't hiked the CDT, but I suspect that there is far less trail development
> on the GDT than on the CDT.
> >
> > It took me a month to reach Robson, a distance of about 650 miles.  I took
> 4
> days off in that total.  There is a guidebook, but not much else in terms of
> resources.  I'll be happy to answer any questions about the GDT.  For those
> of
> you who have looked at the route, be aware that the official permitting
> process
> is far easier than you might suspect.  I should have a web page up about the
> trip sometime this fall, with information, journals, and pictures.
> >
> > Suge
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------
> > Christopher Willett
> > cwillett@pierce.ctc.edu
> > Pierce College
> > 9401 Farwest Drive SW.
> > Lakewood, WA. 98498-1999
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