[pct-l] Monument 78 Question

[CLanda at aol.com (CLanda@aol.com)]

In a message dated 11/14/2004 8:58:45 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
rubberchuckie@yahoo.com writes:

Can  anyone tell me what Monument 78 signifies, other than the end (or start) 
(or  halfway point, if you're Scott Williamson) of the PCT? I'm assuming 
there's a  Monument 77, and so on, but all I can find is brief mention of Monument 
72 in  Karen Berger's 'Along the Pacific Crest Trail' on the second to last  
page.  

It's my understanding (and commonly stated through the  hiker grapevine on 
the trail) that it's 78 miles inland from the Pacific  Ocean, though this could 
very well be inaccurate. I've always wanted to hike  the tree-less swath 
westward (or eastward) to find out! Does this mean the CDT  passes near such a 
monument? 

Welcome back Yogi!

-Chuckie  V




Maybe it is similiar to the set of monuments on the Southern Border.   
Monument #240 is located just to West of the Southern Terminus of the PCT.   Border 
Monument numbers range from #223 near Yuma, Arizona to #258 near the  Pacific 
Ocean.
 
Chris Landa