At the ALDHA-E gathering Yogi said the new OR/WA guidebook would be out "after the first of the year". So I've been holding out on buying it too.<br><br>Wheeew<br><br><b><i>Brian Lewis <brianle@nwlink.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> Scott of Postholer said:<br><br>"If I'm not mistaken, the new PCT guide books coming out in 2008 are a major<br><br>overhaul over the previous books."<br><br><br>At the PCT Trailfest in Seattle in March, Ben Schifrin said he was at that<br>time focused on the OR/WA guidebook, and that he was shooting to have it<br>updated by about ... now (Christmas). He said he planned to update both<br>California books in time for Christmas 2008. No one explicitely asked, but<br>my sense was that by "update" he was talking about coming out with a new<br>edition.<br><br>I just checked the Wilderness Press website, and don't see any mention
yet<br>of an 8th edition of the OR/WA guide. I.e. at this point it looks like the<br>7th Edition (published October 2004) still remains the current/latest one.<br><br>I, however, am holding out on buying a second OR/WA book (to cut up) for my<br>2008 thru-hike attempt. Hopefully there will be an 8th Edition within the<br>next few months!<br><br>In terms of a "major overhaul": I didn't hear anything about that. The one<br>note I did jot down was that UTM tickmarks will be added to the edges of the<br>maps.<br><br><br><br> Brian Lewis<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Pct-l mailing list<br>Pct-l@backcountry.net<br>To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<br>http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l<br></blockquote><br><p> 
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