[pct-l] Support driver

[David Ellzey]

Oops! Oh, well at least it was useful to someone.

The books are actually sort of massive, you will probably want to dissect out the all pages you plan to use. I'd think that these guides would be awesome for mountain bike access. If you have a simple GPS with you the books have a lot of reference coordinates for road features and turnoffs. It would be pretty hard to get lost with the details they provide.

Best of luck,
BigToe

From: David Lippke [mailto:lippke.list at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 4:40 PM
To: David Ellzey
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Support driver

David, it was Kevin's wife needing the info but thanks for me too since in my case it's the wife hiking while I cycle a mountain tandem bike to meet her as often as practical.    I've gotten several books and maps but didn't know about these.    Luckily, it appears I can get both north and south versions through Amazon pretty easily.

Thanks much for the reference, David
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:38 PM, David Ellzey <david at xpletive.com<mailto:david at xpletive.com>> wrote:
David,

Not sure if they are still in print but you can also invest in the Backcountry Adventures books for southern and northern California if she is going to want to drive the Forest Service roads. I think they retail for about $40 each but have extensive coverage of every little dirt road and even include 4X4 trails.

I still have a northern California edition. If they are out of print, let me know and I'll sell you mine.

BigToe

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net<mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net> [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net<mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net>] On Behalf Of David Lippke
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 7:42 PM
To: Thelma Fredricksen
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net<mailto:pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Support driver
Ah, yes, a big revelation I had with the 3 nuvi Garmin GPS's I've had (long
story) is that you *can* program them to go directly to lat/lon GPS
coordinates and they'll figure out the closest road access to that point.
You have to be a wee bit careful (e.g., look at its "map" view before you
commit), but it'll very often get you directly to the specified point.
So, in other words, you can enter the trail head and road crossing points in
directly -- no need to go to a town and navigate out (which you may want to
do, but you don't have to).

/David

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:02 PM, Thelma Fredricksen <
thelma.fredricksen at gmail.com<mailto:thelma.fredricksen at gmail.com>> wrote:

> I'd say that if you don't have one, buy a GPS gadget for the car such as
> the
> Garmin Nuvi -- last I saw they were $125 or less. She can put in the
> address
> of something that's in the town, or area where she wants to end up and
> it'll
> be her companion along the way. She'll need directions to the trail heads
> from there, but it helps to have a continuous map with you to show you
> where
> you actually are. Get a weighted stand and car-charger too. If you want
> more
> information on this device, I'll send a link. I LOVE mine! Well worth the
> money.
> Thelma
>
> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Kevin <hikelite at gmail.com<mailto:hikelite at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> > My wife wants to follow me in the Forerunner. Any books or guides you
> would
> > recommend? ie maps and/or directions to trailheads and such. I know folks
> > have done this, but I never paid much attention to the details. Anyone
> mind
> > letting me pick their brains off list if you have done this?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
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