[pct-l] North magnetic pole is adrift

[stewjohns at comcast.net (stewjohns@comcast.net)]

Yea, and I sure am glad my compass has a screw to automatically set the declination.  I can never remember whether to add or subtract the degrees depending on what part of the country I am in.  I am glad the pct guidebooks have the declination settings for each section marked.  Which brings up a question.  I have the old guide books which have all of California in one book, and Oregon and Washinton in the other book.  When they came up with the new versions, did the Declination settings change for each section?  My book for example has section A, Mexican Border to Warner Springs at a 13 degree east setting, and section R Seiad Valley to Interstate 5 in Oregon as 17 1/4 degrees East. Just curious.

Doc Holiday

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From: "Deems" <losthiker@sisqtel.net> 

> In this age of gps Eveready-bunny-technogadgetry when we can pinpoint 
> ourselves to within a foot or so on earth, it's interesting how much the age 
> old handheld compass point of reference has changed since it was discovered 
> in 1831....nearly 700 miles. Magnetic north is on the move.. 
> http://www.livescience.com/forcesofnature/ap_051209_pole_shift.html 
> 
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From: colving at silklaw.com (Gregory L. Colvin)
Date: Sat Dec 10 14:06:39 2005
Subject: [pct-l] Celebrities on the trail
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A farmer in Campo told me he saw Bill Walton starting the trail at the
border.  Anything to that?

Greg Colvin