[pct-l] Half-Plank-length maps and waypoints

[Brendan Beltz]

Does it make me geekier to say I missed the reference and thought that  
it was a pirate joke at first since it's actually spelled Planck? Of  
course, then I realized it couldn't be a pirate joke because there was  
no C in it.



On Feb 25, 2011, at 3:13 PM, Austin Williams <austinwilliams123 at gmail.com 
 > wrote:

> Half Plank-length maps soon to be available at planyourhike.com.
> it's just going to take me a while to get all those datapoints....
>
> (Yes, officially the nerdiest PCT-thru-hike/quantum physics joke  
> ever.  If
> you don't get it, consider yourself lucky).
>
> :)
>
> Austin Williams
>
> www.PlanYourHike.com
> Info on PCT gear, resupply points, maps, movies, etc.
>
> "*Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it  
> in a
> fruit salad.*"
> -Proverb
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 3:05 PM, ron guay <ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Lucy,
>>
>> Great post.  The world needs more 'people' with a sense of humor,  
>> knows the
>> Earth is older than 10,000 years, and knows the origins of man (and  
>> other
>> species).  I'll be the first to try and buy your maps...unless of  
>> course
>> Half-Inch publishes their maps.
>>
>> Note:  I hiked the AT in 06 with no cell/gps.  Like most here, I'm  
>> trying
>> something new.  Once on the trail, I'll evaluate the weight and  
>> importance.
>> The phone/email/blog/web/gps device goes home if the importance/ 
>> weight
>> ratio
>> isn't large enough.  Just like everything else.
>> On Feb 25, 2011 3:16 PM, <abiegen at cox.net> wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> Sorry to get this out to you so late but I have been working  
>>> furiously on
>> this project. I feel bad since some of you have already spent a lot  
>> of
>> money
>> on Half Miles maps.
>>>
>>> Coming - very soon
>>>
>>> Lucy's Half-Yard Maps and Waypoints
>>>
>>> Yes, that is right. I have put together highly detailed maps and way
>> points with a waypoint every half yard. Just think, that is a  
>> waypoint
>> every
>> foot and a half, or every 18 inches if you prefer to look at it  
>> that way.
>>>
>>> Sure a waypoint every half mile is good, but a lot can happen in a  
>>> half
>> mile. There might be little twists and turns in the trail. There  
>> might be
>> elevation changes. There might be scenery to distract you or people  
>> who try
>> to talk to you. Just think how much better it would be to have a  
>> waypoint
>> every half yard. You will be able to see exactly where to put your  
>> foot for
>> every step!
>>>
>>> Just picture yourself, hiking the PCT, GPS in hand, eyes fixed  
>>> solely on
>> the GPS Screen. No more wandering around trying to find your way.  
>> No more
>> gazing at peaks trying to figure out which peak they are - you  
>> won't care!
>> No more time wasted seeing the sights or admiring the view. No more  
>> fear of
>> snakes or bears - you'll be looking down so you won't see them. No  
>> more
>> taking your attention away from the GPS screen!
>>>
>>> Just imagine yourself hiking past other PCT thru-hikers, confident  
>>> in
>> your
>> knowledge of your course. You won't even look up to see who they  
>> are. You
>> know where you are going, they don't. That makes them losers who you
>> probably wouldn't want to meet anyway. Friendships, trail magic,  
>> coolers
>> full of beer off trail, and stuff like that will just slow you  
>> down. Keep
>> your eyes on the GPS and your feet moving!
>>>
>>> Just picture yourself driven, focused on what you do best -  
>>> reading your
>> GPS and moving your feet, knowing exactly where the next foot fall  
>> will be,
>> oblivious to everything around you.
>>>
>>> Check out my website when it becomes available:
>>>
>>> www.headsDownGPSreadingTrailZombie.com (still under construction)
>>>
>>> Lucy Afarensis
>>>
>>> Hiking the trail upright since before there were humans (3.2 million
>> years)
>>>
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