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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>></span> the AT is (NE rooty) highway, the PCT is horse path, and the CDT is....where the hell am I?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Or, said another way by Tim Hart,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>“People have asked me to compare the three trails. A simplistic way to compare the trails is to consider the presence of horse manure on the trail. You won't find horse manure on the AT, and would call a trail maintenance organization to immediately clean it up if found. On the PCT, horse manure is a given and frequently cursed by hikers. It was especially bad for me in 2000 following Lady Godiva and her wonder horse Diarrhea. On the CDT, horse manure on the trail was sometimes welcomed, especially when following something that didn't quite resemble a trail. I figured, I might be on an actual trail (or even the actual CDT!) if I saw horse manure on the alleged trail.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The PCT reference to the wonder horse Diarrhea always brings a knowing smile!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dr Bob</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:cdt-l-bounces@backcountry.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Dobra<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 25, 2011 10:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> Scott Parks<br><b>Cc:</b> cdt-l@backcountry.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cdt-l] Postholer CDT mapping<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Well, as a recently plaqued TC (from the USPS-thanks ALDHA-west) and confined to Maine hiking this year as a recent AT overseer appointee, I've got some observations:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>alternative trail choices are an interesting topic...why don't we embrace (allow?) AT, PCT acceptance (sans fires, etc.)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I loved the purple alternatives-explaining that option to thru hikers of the other two trails is....????<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This must drive official CDT routers up the wall<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>and...after the epiphany I had running into a CDT hiker in Montana, cluing me into OOO's track (after too many lost hours); I have to say that Daniel's track had me in precarious spots on Wagontongue Mtn. and a couple of other spots where I bush whacked following the line, but ended up on real trail. But the tracks were invaluable.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This is still frontier-the AT is (NE rooty) highway, the PCT is horse path, and the CDT is....where the hell am I?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ron "zen quake" Dobra<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Greenville, Maine<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>