[pct-l] The Paleoamerican Circuit Trail Challenge

[jdrows at comcast.net (JDRows)]

One may want to bypass the Darien Gap on Jeff's worthy journey (not the 
iceberg one).  Not a safe place for Americans since Teddy Roosevelt 
created Panama.

What was true for AF Tschiffely in the 30's
*http://tinyurl.com/ob8ab
*is equally prevalent today:  guerrillas, drug smugglers, poachers, and 
jaguars rule this vast no-man's-land.

Consider the book for night-time reading on the Trail.  Reading about a 
journey whilst on your own journey, enhances the entire experience.*
*JD



Jeff Moorehead wrote:
> Here's one. Repeat the journey from the initial crossing of the Bering 
> Straight land bridge from Siberia into Alaska some 50,000-11,000 years 
> ago and hike all the way down to around Santiago, Chile-- thus 
> retracing the path of colonization likely taken by early humans in the 
> Americas. Of course, it took tens of thousands of years for humans to 
> finally arrive in the far southern reaches of South America, but they 
> weren't exactly into ultralight distance hiking.
> Added bonus: Go to Antarctica and wait for an iceberg to break free 
> from the continental ice sheet and 'ride the berg' home northward 
> along the east coast of the Americas.
> could be done
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