[pct-l] nPower PEG

[Devon Taig]

For what it's worth (not much probably) I also like to keep a GPS going
whenever I'm moving on the PCT.  Of course it isn't necessary since you can
already download good GPS tracks that are published, but I guess it's
something of a memento for me...I can plug *my* route into my computer when
I get home and see just where I was.  And strangely there's something
satisfying about that for me (enough so that I'm willing to carry several
extra batteries with me).  I guess it's kind of like keeping score at a
baseball game...it's not really needed, but it's just something that is kind
of fun as a keepsake.  You can compare your route with the official
published route or somebody else's.  What's pretty cool is when I overlay my
route and a previously published route on top of Google Earth (I have some
software at work I can use to do that).  Often the PCT is visible in the
Google satellite image and I can see how close my path was from it
(typically within just a few feet).  When I see my line closer to
the satellite image of the PCT than the published track, I guess it feels
something like a minor victory.  OK, I know that's strange, but it helps
pass the time in February, OK?!

River.




On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Kevin Cook <hikelite at gmail.com> wrote:

> You're looking at it wrong. It's not gathering data for a specific hike.
> It's taking that data and averaging it with all the other data collected.
> You're right, we all take a slightly different route, but there is more
> sameness than difference. It's the sameness that is more valuable.
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2011 at 7:23 AM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
> diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Mar 26, 2011, at 2:01 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> >
> > > the more data we collect, the more accurately we have the trail
> > > mapped.
> >
> > I have to laugh here, sorry. First of all, I don't think there's been
> > a PCT hiker yet who has hiked every step of the trail. With snow and
> > fire detours it's not likely you'll get an accurate mapping of the
> > trail to begin with. And even if you get a good reading of the path
> > that YOU took, your chances of doing it again the same way are pretty
> > low considering there will be new fire detours, fire detours lifted
> > and new snow conditions next time you go. But enjoy your project. I
> > know it is satisfying to get the line that you walked marked on a map.
> >
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