Re: [at-l] On Line AT-Guide

["Cora Drake" <cora_drake@hotmail.com>]

Well, we (and the Place!) do know you have a genius for organizing!  Sounds 
like a find idea.  Any interest in if ALDHA wamts to get the Companion on 
line?

Just Playin' Janey (! *v* !)

>From: kahley7 <kahley7@ptd.net>
>To: at-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: [at-l] On Line AT-Guide
>Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 14:02:57 -0500
>
>I got the idea from all the posts we see come thru here by section hikers,
>mostly,
>looking for a place to park their car or for current shuttle info or the
>status of the
>springs.  I hoped to build a data base from the folks that hike the trail
>of up to date
>info.
>I don't know if it would be very useful for thru hikers because the
>Companion is
>so easy to break up and carry.but it sure would be a good tool for planning 
>for
>thrus who want to get a early start on their maildrops and such.
>For section hikers it would be peachy.  Just log on and check out the 
>services
>for the section your about to hike.  Check out where to get fuel, who 
>shuttles
>or holds maildrops, where to get a good piece of pie <g>, and when you get
>back, if you found anything changed or discovered something new, you could
>submit the new info for the next hiker.
>
>I have to admit, I was sort of testing the waters by inviting anyone to
>kick in
>on my local goodies thread.  I wanted to see if people would share what 
>they
>know.  I promise i wouldn't have used any of it without asking!  But it's
>obvious
>that we have folks that have a lot of Trail town knowledge just collecting
>dust <G>.
>
>I think it would be a great resource but also a great deal of work to get
>it started.
>We'd have to divide up and search each trail town for the stuff we 
>need.....
>I still don't know how to get the trail mileage stuff though.......
>
>
>
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