[pct-l] Purpose of a PCT FAQ

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

The FAQ is not that authoritative that you have to worry about  
newbies going there and not seeking additional advice elsewhere. For  
one thing, it's in a setting that is about discussion where lots of  
people are posting about their plans. Excitement is high.

Anyone who plans to hike the PCT is going to be so excited about it  
that reading a FAQ is just too boring a way to get information. In  
fact, probably half the time they don't even want the information.  
They just want an excuse to talk about it, think about it, know  
someone else out there is doing it, obsess about it.

The FAQ is good but it can't take the place of talking and obsessing  
and it never will.

Now, I suddenly have a hankering to try corn pasta again. Maybe this  
time it'll work.

Hey, to totally go off on a tangent, I have a theory why Ray Jardine  
thought corn pasta was so great. I suspect he has a low grade allergy  
to corn and that the corn pasta stimulated his immune system enough  
that it made him hyper. Well, it's a thought.

Diane