[Cdt-l] Cdt-l Digest, Vol 4, Issue 13

[Walter Cobbs]

RedDoug--
Stephen Pern's account is very engaging, especially his English view of
American ways ("I just knew those cows didn't have names").  Last year I
innocently asked for peoples' experience trying to hike the Animas Range,
which is the Divide up from Antelope Wells.  A minor firestorm ensued, as
this is closed-access land controlled by the Grey Ranch, or at least that is
one point of view.  You can find the thread in the Archives, the key
contributor was DickEBird (Richard Mallory).  Pern eventually buried his
Guidebook and hiked in a more free-form style.
Walt


On 1/11/08, cdt-l-request at backcountry.net <cdt-l-request at backcountry.net>
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> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 20:58:27 -0500
> From: "Doug Carlson" <doug-sue71 at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Cdt-l] Stephen pern and His Great Divide Walk
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> I'm reading Stephen Pern's book The Great Divide.  This wak was done in
> the
> more primitive days of the CDT.  He started at Antelope Wells, walked
> amost
> directly west to the actual Divide and tried to follow it as much as
> possible.
>
> Has anyone treid this route recently?  Is it possible?  His food drops
> were
> incredible- first one was in Silver City.  He expected to reach it in ten
> days.  Just starting the book so not sure if he does yet, but I am
> wondering
> about his starting route.
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> -RedDoug
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