[pct-l] Respect

[Karl Jorgensen]

JoAnn,

I agree with you on this.   When i hiked the trail in 2006 i tore the guide
books apart and included the section that i was going to cover next in each
of my resupply boxes.    Almost every evening after writing my journal
entry (which i did on paper and sent home where it was added to my journal)
i read what i would be covering the next day.  There were some sections
that i reread the next day, because i came across something that i would
have missed if i did not have the guide book pages with me.

I have been reading Shroomers journals as he adds to them when he is hiking
the AT and he brings a lot of interest out because he adds a historical
point to it.   This is what i enjoyed with the guide book pages.

jorgy  pct   06


On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 11:09 AM, JoAnn <jomike at cot.net> wrote:

> I’m not always good at expressing my feelings but I’ll give this a try.
>
> I have long maintained that not reading the guide books  (do most of you
> even know what I am referring to?) runs the risk of a far lesser experience
> with the PCT. For some years now the youngest thru hikers make reference as
> to their location on the trail by just mileage numbers. I fear they loose a
> lot of emotional and psychological connection to the trail by seeing it as
> just numbers and not really knowing the trail. There are three books in the
> series, two for CA and one for OR and WA. and the reading of these
> addresses virtually everything having to do with the trail: history,
> geology, rocks, biology, the role of fire, etc. It describes each section
> of trail and warns of possible dangers. The guide book, though out dated,
> has very inclusive maps and the authors give escapes routes in case of need
> to leave the trail due to emergency. It gives mileage between landmarks and
> gives step-by-step descriptions of the trail. Yes, again, it is a bit out
> dated: it is missing a fair amount of trails washed out due to very
> aggressive storms and miscellaneous closures. It is not the end all, be all
> and yet, hiking the trail without reading it, is to deny yourself  a real
> emotional identification and alignment with the trail.  With no attachment
> to the trail I fear there are hikers who see no need to respect and protect
> it. They are missing the heart connection to the PCT.
>
> are wee there yet
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