[pct-l] Mileage

[Tortoise]

For my trip planning I create a spreadsheet using the Postholer data book 
then try to correlate his points-of-interest with the guidebook and with 
halfmile's waypoints.  While the total mileage from the Mexican border can 
vary by 15 or so miles, the distance of each segment is reasonably close. 
Overall I've been using postholer's data as my primary source since I think 
he has a better estimate of the actual gain and loss between points. I 
factor in gain to estimate how far I can hike in a day.

Your mileage will _definitely_ vary.

Tortoise

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On 2012.11.02 13:41, Scott wrote:
> Yogi yogi'd her mileages from the data book, they are the same source.
>
> You make the assumption that the above source is correct. I can assure
> you it's no better than 3rd on the list of accurate mileage sources out
> there. Even so, the disparities in the above source (and there are some
> big ones) don't really matter.
>
> The errors in any of the good sources are not cumulative, they are of a
> +/- at any given point.
>
> -postholer
>