[pct-l] Create the ultimate PCTwebsite

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

<Thanks for volunteering to do this, Mike!>

You know, I would....if I knew how, had the time to create it and then
to maintain it.

The photo thing would be worth the new site by itself.
Though part of the pleasure of hiking is cresting that ridge and having
your breath taken away by the surprise of another awesome sight. Each
new view is a personal discovery on par with Columbus' first sight of
the New World.

But if I new that perfect campsite was just another hour's walk away, I
would have passed up the sloped, rocky perch I settled for because the
sun was setting.

What about you, Rob?  Sounds like you have the programming and web
skills to pull this off.

Not trying to replace any existing site (as if any site could replace
PCTA.org). But a clickable map interface would be sweet to have access
to!


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-----Original Message-----
From: AsABat [mailto:AsABat@4Jeffrey.Net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 7:02 PM
To: Mike Saenz; 'Rob Rathmann'
Cc: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: RE: [pct-l] Create the ultimate PCTwebsite


> > I think someone's already posted a web site that had the entire PCT
> waypoints! If the slippery slope of my memory serves me well, I 
> believe it was programmed into one of the mapping software programs 
> and the raw data can be downloaded...  Anyone remember where that is?

MapXchange on the National Geographic Topo! site www.topo.com has
several plots of at least the California section.

> Yeah, I can imagine a site with all this info! 

The PCTA site will provide links to worthwhile sites. As for content,
it's a matter of too little time and money as I understand it. There are
a number of other sites that also attempt to capture a lot of this data.

Carl's ADZPCTKO site also has a good collection of organized links, and
he too will add others.

> trail journals... Add a
> thru-hiker progress log that thru-hikers can post their
locations/dates.

Trailjournals.com does a lot of this, but many use their own sites. PCTA
will link to any PCT trail journal.

> Web cam links to places close or on the PCT (PS Tram and the Idyllwild

> "robocam" come to mind).

Brawny has this on her site http://www.trailquest.net/webcams.html but
some are outdated. I have a number of links and have thought about
posting a list but, well, you know...

> This could be BIG. Now if only someone who knows how to do this steps 
> up and gets this going...

Thanks for volunteering to do this, Mike!

AsABat