[at-l] handbook and companion...

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hi all, this is pittsburgh.  a recent post had me going back to february an=
d reading the "wingy" posts.  i downloaded the sample pages of the handbook=
 to see for myself what all of the hub-bub was about...

page 5, the page that has the first 22.2 miles of the trail (springer to gr=
anny top mtn), has 6 verifiable errors.  5 of these errors have to do with =
relocations that wingfoot is apparently unfamiliar with (all of these reloc=
ations are at least three years old).  4 of the errors are for water source=
s that are no longer on the trail.  the 5th error is incorrect directions o=
n how get to an off-trail facility...

this is not a slam, but rather a heads up for those that wish to rely on hi=
s publication...

to be fair, i have read the first section of the aldha companion, and found=
 one verifiable error.  the phone booth (associated with the defunct tritts=
 grocery store near woody gap) no longer exists, and has not been there for=
 two or three years.  you must get to the small store in town to find phone=
s=2E..

pittsburgh