[pct-l] Everything I need?

[CHUCK CHELIN]

Good evening,



I think AsABat’s water report is just fine the way it is.  In my opinion it
is the single most valuable piece of information available to a PCT hiker
for the first 700 miles of trail.  I can find the water sources; what I’m
interested in is how much water is available at each.



Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT -- 1965

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On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 7:14 PM, AsABat <AsABat at 4jeffrey.net> wrote:

> I admit I am a map addict, but IMO you do need something more than just
> the data book. Hikers have gotten lost even in just the first 20 miles!
> The trail down into Hauser Canyon where it leaves the dirt road is a
> common error, even though it is (at least was) signed, as plodding down
> the dirt road looking at the view hikers have walked right past it, then
> wondered what happened when they hit a series of dirt road junctions at
> the bottom. A topo map will tell you what the terrain looks like in the
> area.
>
> As to the water report, it is designed to be used WITH the guidebook. I
> don't repeat everything in the guidebook as to how to find the water as
> the guidebook usually does that in a fine (and copyrighted) way. What
> directions I have to water are to supplement those in cases where people
> have reported difficulty finding the water once on site, or who to find
> water that is NOT in the guidebook. When I'm on the trail I copy it onto
> my guidebook maps before I head out for the day.
>
> AsABAt
>
>
>
> > I can only speak about the first 150 miles of the trail, but I would
> say
> > you don't NEED any of them. The trail is well marked. Too well in some
> > areas.
> >
> > You SHOULD have maps, and there are probably times when you do NEED
> > them. I would not hike without them.
> >
> > The easiest way to determine where you are on the trail is with the
> Data
> > Book.
> >
> > I found the water report difficult to read, so I transfered the
> > information to Yogi's guide, then used that in place of the water
> > report. I carried both, but only consulted my hand written notes in
> > Yogi's guide while hiking.
>
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