[pct-l] RE The "Guide book"

[TYVEK wooster]

     i will not beat around the bush on this,

   i whole heartily support and will stand up and defend yogi and her 
guidebook!

     my first thought on this subject was,   HOW DARE THEY!!!!

   yogi has spent tons of her own time putting this guidebook together all 
for one single reason,  and that is to provide helpful info to us hikers!!   
  not to make money.    she isnt "just another hiker"  she is not superwoman 
either,  she is a hiker that has been impacted by the long distance trails 
and by the long distance hiking community in such a way that she commited 
lots and lots of her own time to help us hikers.      and not just by the 
way of a guide book.  in 2005 when i hiked the trail  she rented a van and 
picked up a group of hikers and gave them rides around san diego for last 
minute supplies and then to the kickoff.

       when i hiked the pct in 2005  i carried the official guidebooks and 
yogis book.  no data book.   in my opinion the data book is the book that is 
really not needed.  especially if you have the guidebooks and yogis book.    
   i will admit that there were 2 places in yogis book that were incorect,  
but other than that i think that her guidebook was great!   the town info 
was wonderfull and all the water info and different spring locations that 
the guidebook didnt have was priceless.

          it really burns me up when people are out there that have a total 
lack of respect for somebody that is just trying to help US out as hikers! 
and what does she get for that??  disrespect for her and her efforts.  that 
is very wrong!!!

  there is such a thing as constructive criticism and this wasnt 
constructive at all,  it was DESTRUCTIVE.


     TYVEK  pct 2005,  pct 2007


>From: Adam Bradley <tooloouk79852 at yahoo.com>
>To: pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] RE The "Guide book"
>Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:38:00 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Here is a most excellent review of the PCT Handbook
>from some of this years hikers:
>
>
>At Stirrup Creek we sat and talked about life in
>general (girls), the PCT (and its lack of girls), and
>this thing called Yogi's PCT "Handbook", supposedly a
>requisite for doing the trail. Yogi is a 40-something
>year-old waitress from the mountainous state of Kansas
>who's hiked the PCT twice. This enables her to write
>such a book and promote it as necessary.
>
>The four of us all agreed the book sets out to
>homogenize the trail experience and it not really
>needed like the guidebooks are, even though three of
>the four of us purchased it. "All the info within
>could be ascertained in a matter of minutes on the
>trail or in towns...once you've reached that point..."
>Whiptail quipped. "You can't expect to walk this far
>into the woods relying on a poorly researched,
>outdated book."
>
>It is amazing how many folks had complaints about the
>information in this book this year.  In fact I did not
>hear any positive things being said about it.  Sure
>was happy I didn't get sucked in to buying another.
>Yogi advised me to write over the mileage in mine
>since mine had been outdated by new mileage on the
>PCT.
>Thanks for the Tip YOGI!
>
>Listo del Norte
>
>Coming soon PCT mythbusters.  WE will be combing
>through all the mistakes, inconsistencies, rubbish in
>this "guidebook" amongst all the other things you
>don't need for a PCT hike.  Or things you shouldn't
>let yourself be afraid of or be worried about or
>cajoled into buying because you wouldn't be able to
>hike the PCT without it.
>
>
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