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<DIV>spiriteagle99@hotmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Tahoma color=#000000 size=2>Does
anyone have numbers on how many miles of the trail have been damaged by fires
and floods in the past couple of years? Because of high gas prices and a
falling stock market, this doesn't seem like a good time to drive to
Canada and Alaska, as we intended, so we're looking for alternates for
next year.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>Hey, I'm thinking of doing the PCT again next year too. I've also
been curious about the fire damage and asked once before but got no reply.
Since we last hiked, it seems there's been quite a few forest fires.
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<DIV>I like the easy on the knees part too! </DIV>
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