*PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE*<br>In this post, "whew" is not to be confused with "Wheeew". Any similarities to that trail personality and projectile diarrhea is purely coincidental.<br><br>Anonymous<br><br><b><i>Bob <BobandShell97@verizon.net></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> One thing I like about trail journals is their wide diversity, reflecting<br>the individual. The fact that all journals do not follow the same terse<br>guidelines helps one with insights into differing personalities and the<br>trail day as experienced in differing ways by different people... the<br>essence of HYOH. Besides, for whom is a trail journal written? Is it to<br>entertain or educate others and written with an eye to avoiding critical<br>comment? (Gee, should I write this...? I may be viewed as "whining.") If<br>so, some might suggest it may be flawed from the outset. I use a MP3
player<br>to talk into as I hike. It's in my front pocket and several times a mile I<br>grab it to record thoughts, sightings, people's names, as well as host of<br>comments on my physical state of being that I want to remember as part of my<br>trail experience. Example: Whew, did I just have projectile diarrhea! (No,<br>not this posting, folks). Sometimes I ramble on (just like this post,<br>folks). I am guilty of writing more a trail diary than a log or journal. It<br>is precisely because of comments like the well-intentioned guidelines<br>suggested below that I have never publicly posted my four trail "journals."<br>While I sure enjoy reading other accounts occasionally, mine proudly include<br>whining and stay deliciously private. :)<br><br>Dr Bob <br> <br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: pct-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces@backcountry.net]<br>On Behalf Of Alison Rose<br>Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 4:04 AM<br>To:
pct-l@backcountry.net<br>Subject: [pct-l] Trail Journals<br><br>Dear Campers ~<br><br>Let's discuss trail journals for a moment. Seems few have been able to <br>produce a really good<br>trail journal. Yeah, yeah, HYOH and JYOJ (journal your own journal) and all<br><br>that, but if you<br>want your journal to be interesting, please try to follow a few basic rules:<br>1. Be Consistent. Don't be a dufus and write "will update later" for days <br>at a time. BORING.<br>2. Genuine is (think of something that rhymes with genuine that is cool and<br><br>conveys brevity). What's it<br>like out there? What are you thinking and feeling?<br>3. Include either GPS points or start and stop locations. That way we can <br>track progress on Google Earth.<br>4. Try to include daily high and low temps. A Suunto watch would do the <br>trick. And an altimeter, barometer<br>and electric compass with built in declimation is included for no extra <br>cost.<br>5. Tell us up front what
gear you're taking. Then tell us what you got rid<br><br>of along the way. And why.<br>6. Remember that you chose to hike. It's not a job and you're supposed to <br>be enjoying it. No whining.<br>7. Descriptions of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks do not a good <br>journal make. After a while we don't<br>care what you ate. Might as well describe your daily bowel movements. <br>"Well, today I really grunted one out.."<br>8. Try to keep each days entry under 1500 words. Share stories.<br>9. Give a full debriefing when you're done. What worked, what didn't, <br>advice, gear reviews, personal<br>struggles, difficulties, joys - all are great to read about.<br><br>To date, my favorite journal is <br>http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?entry_id=1210. This gentleman<br>never complained, loved his trip, gave wonderful descriptions of the trail, <br>his location, difficulties, joys, etc.<br>It was just a skillfully simple, straight forward
journal.<br><br>Happy Hiking! <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><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><BR><BR>-Wheeew-<br>www.trailjournals.com/wheeew/<br>---->MexiCan----> 2008<p> 
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